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Growing Up!
By Ischa Lea So often I listen to beautiful songs sung, hear beautiful words read, feel uplifted in my soul, yet watch the cosmic play unfold in mockery to those songs, those words, those pleasant platitudes. Even as a child I wondered about this, having my talks with...
Where I Am One
By Sean Fennell We give ourselves over to the influence of the breathing Earth. Sleep, the shadow of the Earth, seeps into our skin, spreading throughout our limbs, dissolving our individual will into the thousand and one selves that compose it—cells, tissues and...
Shaping Time
By Sharon Ray In building a life of inner harmony, it's so important to slow down. This is not easy. It's not easy to create space in our lives, but it can be done through choices. Inner harmony is a form of peace, certainly. In order to have peace, it's important to...
Leaving a Legacy
By Ischa Lea A dear friend, Rita, once shared with me one of the best questions one can ever ask oneself when adversity strikes: “Lord, where have I not been in integrity.” My humble friend never realized what great teaching she was imparting to me. Those words,...
Telling the Truth
By Ischa Lea Recently, sitting, wondering what I might write about and figuring it would come to me, I decided to lay it to rest for a moment and turned on the tv just in time to see an older man holding on to a young fellow by his collar admonishing him, “I’m gonna...
Celebrating Christ-Mass
– Paramahansa Yogananda, "Man's Eternal Quest" The parallelisms of Christ's teachings with Yoga-Vedanta doctrines strongly support the records known to exist in India, which state that Jesus lived and studied there during fifteen of the unaccounted-for years of his...
God Has Gentle Hands
by Leela The Almighty could smash His fists into every situation and set it straight, fix everything, yet God's Loving hands support me from behind veils of ignorance and blankets of desires. Those huge gentle hands, cradling me; teaching me to spread my hands to...
Dissolving Pride Into Love
By Sharon Ray Humility can be a hard thing for Americans to grasp. We’ve been raised in a culture that is competitive, where people are actually applauded for clearly “making their mark” as being better than others. We are raised to strive to be higher than, better...
Seeking Guidance
By Ischa Lea Many years ago, I took a short leave from my job to explore the Tampa, Florida area. I was very excited at the possibility of moving from New Jersey to a warmer climate. More importantly, I wanted to live closer to friends and relatives. Having listened...
“Falloween” – A Spiritual Celebration of Halloween
Honoring Harvest Time and Departed Loved Ones By Ischa Lea Entering the sanctuary grounds in childlike secrecy, Sean and I sneaked into the children’s meditation room where we quickly donned our individual costumes. And, like little kids, we excitedly peeked through...