“If we are to have peace in the world, we need to have peace in ourselves.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh For those of you familiar with my work by now you should know how much love and reverence I hold for monasticism. I’ve spoken and written many times of this...
Winter is a very important time and concept in spirituality, and in the path of life, which is why it’s often used in tales also. Our knowledge of winter is kind of a fragment of childhood; internal, innate and intuitive. We learn about it in magical ways from...
And Jesus said: “The kingdom of God is inside you, and all around you, not in mansions of wood and stone. Split a piece of wood … and I am there, lift a stone … and you will find me there.” ~Gospel of Thomas, 77 God, Christ and the Holy Spirit....
Everything and everyone in life has a hidden potential yet to be revealed. We can see this by looking at a little seed – who could have ever even imagined that within this little seed is a mighty tree, is a sweet fragrance and blossom, is a sweet apple?...
In Ephesians 2:10 human beings are described as the “handiwork” of God. The Greek root of this word “handiwork” is actually “poetry”, which in those times also meant “to be made”. In a more literal translation, we are,...
I am beloved, and my beloved’s mine ~ Song of Songs, 6:1-3 A man once went to his priest, asking for advice – sharing that he loved the woman he was with, and for the first time in his life he really wanted to get married, but was afraid of commitment and...
