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Imagine that the universe is a great spinning engine. You want to stay near the core of the thing - right in the hub of the wheel - not out at the edg...more

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The Yogic scriptures say that God responds to the sacred prayers and efforts of human beings in any way whatsoever that mortals choose to worship - ju...more

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Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.

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Il bel far niente means 'the beauty of doing nothing'... [it] has always been a cherished Italian ideal. The beauty of doing nothing is the goal of al...more

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There is a reason they call God a presence - because God is right here, right now. In the present is the only place to find Him, and now is the only t...more

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This is what rituals are for. We do spiritual ceremonies as human beings in order to create a safe resting place for our most complicated feelings of ...more

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I knew then that this is how God loves us all and receives us all, and that there is no such thing in this universe as hell, except maybe in our own t...more

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Offer it up personally,then. Right now. I thought of how many people go to their graves unforgiven and unforgiving. I thought of how many people have ...more

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I have never felt the need to invent a world beyond this world, for this world has always seemed large and beautiful enough for me. I have wondered wh...more