 This website is
about the value and power of love, spirituality,
the potential of the mind-body connection and the
connection with all things. This website is also a
challenge. If there is any aspect of your life
that is not totally fulfilling then I challenge you to
explore some of the practices outlined here or in my
book. In the words of M. Williamson
"If you can rise above
the fear in your life and live the love within you, and
if I can rise above my fear and live the love in
me-----if that drama is reenacted enough times by enough
of the world’s people-----then we will pierce the cosmic
darkness and tip the world in the direction of light."
There is tremendous healing
power in these principles and, if they were widespread,
these principles could also
change the way that people interact with each other and
the earth we inhabit and depend on. My hope
is that what I say here will help people develop and
grow. My goal is to change the world - one person at a
time. Ultimately, if enough people discover and
live by what I
attempt to describe here, things could change
dramatically and on much more than a personal level.I present many
abstract ideas within this website. In my
experience these ideas have very "real world"
applications like attitudes in the workplace, paying
bills, relationships and paying taxes. I describe
many of these attitudes and practices in my book,
which is in turn based entirely on my life and journal.
I live according to the beliefs I talk about
here. Within the physical limitations of my disability I lead a
relatively active, normal life, without any hint of
seclusion. Therefore, for a more
practical view, I urge you to check out my "daily
journal". I also invite you to try my
book, Three Simple Questions: Being in the World, But
Not of It (ordering under any of the pages in this
website).
I would like to make my position and approach to life clear right up front.
As you can see in my journal and book, I lead a life based on the
spiritual principles of love, the
potential of the mind-body connection and the connection
with all people and things. I base my life on the
teachings and example of Christ, though not necessarily
the Christ described through various religious
practices. I believe in and follow what I believe
to be the historical reality of Christ, described well
by Borg "His own
self-understanding did not include thinking and speaking
of himself as the son of God whose historical intention
or purpose was to die for the sins of the world, and his
message was not about believing in him. Rather, he was a
spirit person, subversive sage, social prophet, and
movement founder who invited his followers and hearers
into a transforming relationship with the same Spirit he
himself knew, and into a community whose social vision
was shaped by the core value of compassion."
By "sprit person" he means someone
for whom God is an experiential reality, similar to
myself. The question of whether I am Christian or
not is not important to me. Neither am I Buddhist,
Hindu, Muslim or any other religion. Through my
prayer, meditation, contemplation, a near death
experience and numerous living experiences I have come
to know a very powerful, unconditionally loving,
selfless and egoless force that, at this point, I would
be foolish to deny. I have heard it said of that force
many times that "there is something out there", an
acknowledgment which seems to be adequate for leading a
love based life. I now call that force God, a word that
others do not use, which, as far as I can tell, makes little or no difference
to that force. The fact is that force or God truly
embraces the human experience and free will. This is not
a personified jealous God/force who judges me, considers
me to be sinful or pitiful or requires any sort of
obedience.
These last concepts are human and do not fit within
love.
I identify most closely with Saint Teresa of Avila
and Saint John of the Cross. I have also followed the
teachings of Jack Kornfield, Pema Chodron, Rolling
Thunder, Black Elk, Wolfgang Kopp, Nisargadatta Maharaj, The Dalai
Lama and a variety of others. I have been on and
continue a single minded pursuit of knowing that loving
God I spoke of. Spiritually, emotionally and physically,
I depend on that God, and have a wonderful life in the
process.
At this point I spend a good deal
of time each day in communion with the force or power
that many call God and my life is oriented at following
that path. I lead, what many people would consider, a
fairly disciplined life, though it usually doesn't feel
that way to me since it is so fulfilling. A good part of my life and that path is being
of service to others. I have adopted the characteristics
which I encountered; love, forgiveness, acceptance,
peace, being of service and inclusiveness. I go to the “God place” every day when I pray and
meditate. My service work consists largely of helping
others get to a place of harmony with their own
body-mind-spirits. I also help them make
that harmony a part of their daily lives. At this point, my life is
incredibly fulfilling and I feel “touched by God” much
of the time, a feeling that is impossible to adequately
describe. It’s a great way to live! More
importantly, if enough others discovered the same things,
it could dramatically change what happens on this
planet.
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