Pure Compassion

Pure Compassion

Some people take on a beloved’s pain by breathing in their suffering and breathing out love and well-being as Tibetan Buddhists do in the practice of tonglen. In his description of this advanced form of compassion, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1939-1987) said in his book...

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On Soul Connection

On Soul Connection

The message below provides a wonderful metaphor about hummingbirds and jackhammers to describe the relationship between our intellect and the wise and loving inner voice that is our soul. The Wise and Loving Inner Voice Meditation completes this article. Connecting to...

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On Earth Change

On Earth Change

Earth is a planet of darkness and illusion waiting for light. Experimentation, mutation, and devastation of the original, positively intended creation are its unfortunate legacy. All one needs do is look at the pain and suffering in the world today to know change is...

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The Purpose of Suffering

The Purpose of Suffering

Souls individuate from oneness to become conscious in a physical body. An incarnation requires a personal journey into darkness and illusion to find treasure. Our mind, body, and soul must unite to truly overcome life’s challenges. The fruit of these explorations and...

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The Divine’s First Creation.

The Divine’s First Creation.

  Source's initial impulse was to seek companionship—so, the angelic kingdom was created. They immediately explored oneness through deeply felt conversations and perspectives about love for what, from humanity’s perspective, would have been eons of time. There is...

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Love’s Purest Form

Love’s Purest Form

An overused four-letter word over the ages, love is an enigma for many of us. Love’s purest form is the divine expressed and the fruit of that expression. The sun, moon, and all of existence dancing together in harmony, unity, and symmetry is so beautiful, it brings...

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Guanyin…The Nature of Surrender (Part 1)

Guanyin…The Nature of Surrender (Part 1)

Bodhisattva Guanyin, 16th century. Chinese, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Ivory, 9 ¾ × 10 ¼ × 2 in. (24.8 × 26 × 5.1 cm). Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1913 (12.219.1) The Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, Love and Compassion, it is...

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Mother Mary…The Nature of  Surrender (Part 2)

Mother Mary…The Nature of Surrender (Part 2)

Enthroned Virgin Mary and Child ca. 1260–80. French, Paris. Elephant ivory with traces of paint and gilding, 7 ¼ × 3 × 2 ¾ in. (18.4 × 7.6 × 7.3 cm). Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, The Cloisters Collection and Michel David-Weill Gift,...

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Mastering the Seven Spiritual Pillars of the Heart

Mastering the Seven Spiritual Pillars of the Heart

Pillar one: Conscience. The first pillar is our conscience, which holds our early and/or recent lessons about what we ought, should, and/or must do each day. Located in the xiphoid process, if this pillar is too open, we can become guilt ridden, overly defensive and...

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The Three Stages of Trust

The Three Stages of Trust

Ignoring common sense and sailing into the teeth of an artic storm in a sailboat, because we listened to our heart and soul, requires a boatload of courage. Like any captain navigating a dangerous icepack with a fragile vessel, it is extremely difficult to trust the...

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