
Can Hate Solve Problems?
Hate has caused a lot of problems in the world but has not solved one yet. - Dr. Maya Angelou

What Happened On the Precipice
Not even a speck in the Universe but still a part of something unimaginably enormous.

Steps to Saving the Earth
… 5-easy steps to saving the Earth from humans or 6-things you can do to keep living like you have been taught without having to inconvenience yourself …

All Using the Same Mind
… while we have independent thinking and are individuations of God or the Universe, each one a little different, are in reality all using the same Mind. …

What is Abundance During Collapse?
Turbulent times compel us to abandon our infantilized outlook and become reverent, interdependent, ecocentric adults…

Love of Self or Tyranny of Ego
We can only love others as much as we love ourselves. If we do not love ourselves and live under the tyranny of our ego then we will treat others in like manner.

Why Do You Put Limits On Others?
There has been an anger quietly building in many Americans, silently growing as a minority imposes their ideology on the majority. Has the Supreme Court unleashed the rage of a majority to long ignored?

Making a Connection
The more effort I make to connect with the Earth the more I know how disconnected I have been. And how can I be good to Earth and all its creation if I do not make a meaningful connection?

Earth Doesn't Care About Stakeholder Profits
We humans can continue to indulge our lust for convenience and comfort. We can pretend our actions that violate the Earth have no consequences. We can ignore scientific research that shows unprecedented changes in the environment we humans rely on. We can continue with business as usual. But the Earth has no obligation to corporate shareholder profits.

A Neighborhood Friend
As I walked down my suburban street in a state elevated by prayer and being in sacred community the world seemed very alive. I came to a full stop when I saw a face in a tree.
Seeing with the Heart
… only with the heart that one can see rightly …

Accept the Gratitude
Expressing gratitude is a fundamental spiritual practice. Not only can it uplift the recipient, but it is a known way of elevating the feelings of the one giving thanks.

The Lord's Prayer - Aramaic to English Translation
Scholars have come to a general consensus that Aramaic was the dialect spoken in Palestine during the time Jesus was alive. And most probably he taught and delivered sermons in Aramaic. Following is one translation of the Lord’s Prayer from Aramaic to English by Neil Douglas-Klotz.

Consciously Co-operating with Evolution
Evolution has brought man to a point of self-expression … Ernest Holmes

Evil is Live Backwards
The desire to spread fear, to rule by fear, is against life itself. Succumbing to fear is to deny Life, a force greater than any one individual or human collective. Allowing fear to rule the heart opens one to evil.

Where is Unity Expressed?
Unity is expressed in multiplicity.

Reflections on the 19-Day Baha'í Fast
Participating in the Fast took me out of daily life experience and gave me an opportunity to connect with Life from a different vantage point. And yes, as my friend had said my prayers had a heart-centered potency that I have not experienced before.

Utterly Insignificant Reflection
… all the systematic thinking and acting of human beings is utterly insignificant reflection.

Fear Opens a Door
Fear opens a door in the heart that lets in Evil spirits.
What Comes After Fruitless and Ruinous?
… ruinous wars shall pass away, and the ‘Most Great Peace’ shall come.