Perception Creates Reality

I’m a strong believer in visualization exercises. I’ve seen things happen in my life that I’ve meditated on and perceived coming into reality. It’s strange to me when I’ve experienced that in life. I taught Theology for a number of years, and I always told my students in class, “Perception creates reality”. What we … Continue reading Perception Creates Reality →

Justice Through Word and Deed

The great Jewish theologian Rabbi Abraham Heschel wrote: “In a free society few are guilty, but all are responsible.” We are called to act in society. It is incumbent upon us who live in a free society to recognize the gifts of freedom and exercise our responsibility. When an unjust or immoral act is committed … Continue reading Justice Through Word and Deed →

Emerging Into The World

It was a perfect spring day and a serene scene. It was a mild day with a light breeze, blue sky and a vivid picture of a green rolling hill-lined orchards along the path to the parking lot, and a welcoming white washed sprawling church complex. I was coming back from a conference in Ashville, … Continue reading Emerging Into The World →

Non-Duality: God Is The Ground Of Being

Transforming Power of Exploring the Spirit Tackling the issue of what God means to you can be problematic. It is like catching lightning in a bottle. Once the energy is harnessed, it’s hard to know what to do with it, as it is illusive and escapes quickly. On the other hand, harnessing the lightening can … Continue reading Non-Duality: God Is The Ground Of Being →

Seeing, Knowing and Becoming

My mentor Warren Miccio once taught me this important lesson in life. He said, “First we see, then we know, then we become”. It’s a beautiful statement that I’ve clung to since I began my pursuit of spiritual understanding. What he was telling me is one must be patient in gaining spiritual depth and knowledge. … Continue reading Seeing, Knowing and Becoming →

Finding Purpose in Hope

I’ve always taken great comfort in what the Roman statesman Cicero asserted, “While there’s life there’s hope.” It’s true. Many people usually don’t consider the notion of hope until they are desperate or in dire need of understanding. Our hurried “get it done now” culture helps distract us from looking at the idea of … Continue reading Finding Purpose in Hope →

The Space Within

“Beyond our ideas of right-doing and wrong-doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase ‘each other’ doesn’t make sense any more.” Rumi I love the quote posted above. A friend of mine used to quote the first two lines … Continue reading The Space Within →

Spirit Beat — a spiritual blog

“Grief” by William Klein I want to address some things that friends are encountering as they grieve. The system is rigged! We need each other. This is especially true in the act of grieving the loss of a parent. The psychological implications of losing a parent are potent and can leave us paralyzed in sadness. The person … Continue reading Spirit Beat — a spiritual blog →