~ Devotion is the veil through which awareness shows its beautiful face. ~ Devotion can sometimes be regarded as some grand thing, high-minded and even abstract, reserved for those of monastic living and religious practices. But it is often found in an ordinary day in...
Today I’ll take you on a walk through our beautiful gardens with photography taken by me, and we’ll discuss the spiritual importance of beauty. We may often think of beauty as something purely physical, experienced through our eyes or physical senses, but...
As I was browsing through my photography archives this morning, I came across this photo that I had taken of these two beautiful butterflies mating in union and harmony. The more I look at it the more it looks like palms opening, a chalice holding within itself the...
Why do we love the people we love? Why do we feel inevitably pulled towards someone? Is there love at first sight? How are destiny, fate and karma woven into our human relationships? All of our relationships in this life have the potential to become meaningful...
A relationship is like an ocean – when one partner goes through the big waves, the other is there calmer holding their hand, and when the other is then taken by the waves, the first is now there to hold them calmly. But no matter the waves, no matter the winters...
The mystic’s path is a path marked by authenticity and aligned to virtue for the higher spiritual purpose of connection to God and for soul growth. Often times, a mystic comes into knowledge that is well ahead of its time, and as such, a mystic accepts the...