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Hands clenched white, he gripped the drooping paper plate for dear life. My four year-old tracked me down between sips of orange juice and a double Dutch chocolate donut bearing his latest Sunday school creation: a slightly squashed green plastic planter sheltering what may be charitably dubbed […]

This poem is shared by Kristine K. Lowder
Me again
Grimy
Wobbly
Faithless
Stubbornly starving
Pockmarked with pitfalls
Plowed deep in pride
Strangled by selfishness
Butting another brick wall
Me again

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I wanted You
to still the storm
calm the tempest
part my sea.
I wanted You
to mend my fractures
salve my wounds
end the pain.
I wanted You
to sharpen sword
eviscerate all enemies
oversee their quick retreat.
You didn’t.

All human thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and deeds exist as a thought-form that keeps expanding as more beliefs are added to it, or as people focus on the thought-form. Some have called this thought-form the Akashic Records or Book of Life. The advantage of this thought-form is you can choose any part of it you […]

“Whoever realizes himself as a son of God, even as Babaji has done, can reach any goal by the infinite powers hidden within him. A common stone locks within itself the secret of stupendous atomic energy; even so, a mortal is yet a powerhouse of divinity.” Autobiography of a Yogi
“And when he [Jesus] was demanded […]

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It is usually witnessed that people are following rules and regulations in performing various rituals to please God, but remain unsuccessful in achieving the goal, i.e., peace of mind and compassion at heart. Contrary to this, one who has not followed the rituals and certain observances, may turn to […]

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Last year, on a website related to tarot reading (allowed free) I put up the question, “When shall I get divine service?” In a Death card, I read – “Traditionally the Death card is not about literal death of any person. It may represent the death of something else, […]

“For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.” (Psalm 91: 11-12)
There is an old saying: “practise makes perfect.” I believe this is only part of the story. There is another aspect […]

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The better half of a male is considered to be a woman, and some people are lucky enough to get support, while others have to cope with compromises and seem to be doomed to separation, or even suicide.
In India marriages are still mostly arranged. When I was married in […]

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There is a desire that supersedes all worldly desires, and for the fulfillment of this desire one may willingly lead such a simple life, that we common people can’t even imagine it. The option to aspire for that state is open to anybody at any time, but one has […]