Love the Whole World with an All-Embracing Love

“Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love.” ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Celebrate the Heart

  “In the last 10 years, we have seen a rise in selfishness: selfies, self-absorbed people, superficiality, self-degradation, apathy, and self-destruction. So I challenge all of you to take initiative to change this programming. Instead of celebrating the ego, let’s flip the script and celebrate the heart. Let’s put the ego and celebrity culture toContinue reading “Celebrate the Heart”

The First Peace

“The first peace, which is the most important,  is that which comes within the souls of people  when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers,  and when they realize that at the center of the universe  dwells the Great Spirit,  and that this center is really everywhere,  it isContinue reading “The First Peace”

A Spiritual Being

“The moment a person realizes their oneness with the Infinite Spirit, they recognize themself as a Spiritual Being, an no longer a physical, material being.” ~ Ralph Waldo Trine For more information on Ralph Waldo Trine visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Trine http://newthoughtlibrary.com/trineRalphWaldo

Change Happens One Human Being at a Time.

“Our world will never be changed until individuals have changed, and individuals will never change until religion as inner transformation has penetrated to the hearts of their beings and made them into new persons. Change happens one human being at a time. It is your transformation, my transformation, that will make a difference in thisContinue reading “Change Happens One Human Being at a Time.”

The Deepest Sense of Belonging and Participation

“The spiritual is inclusive. It is the deepest sense of belonging and participation.We all participate in the spiritual at all times, whether we know it or not. “    —Rachel Naomi Remen Announcement:  Espirational First Tuesday Live on Facebook, today (Feb. 5 at 2:00 PM Central Time).  Miss the live broadcast?  Go to the top ofContinue reading “The Deepest Sense of Belonging and Participation”

Getting Life and Light into Our Personal Religion

“The problem today lies not in getting religion into business and personal relations, but in getting life and light into our personal religion.” — Eric Butterworth, from Discover the Power Within You, Harper and Row 1968 If you are beginning to realize there may be more to the message of Jesus than what you haveContinue reading “Getting Life and Light into Our Personal Religion”