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Living Materialism

Instead of attempting to bless the Earth, I find that the Earth is calling divinity out of me. It becomes a reciprocal relationship. The more I can recognize the presence of the Beloved, of the Divine, acting within matter, the more matter begins to recognize that presence acting in me.

A Dream I Won’t Forget

An enchanted forest kingdom, a big dark swimming pool, out to sea

Editor’s Note

Sunbeams

“Maybe you’re right, boss. It all depends on the way you look at it. . . . Look, one day I had gone to a little village. An old grandfather of ninety was busy planting an almond tree. ‘What, grandad!’ I exclaimed. ‘Planting an almond tree?’ And he, bent as he was, turned round and said: ‘My son, I carry on as if I should never die.’ I replied: ‘And I carry on as if I was going to die any minute.’ Which of us was right, boss?”

Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek

The Gabriel Books

Freedom

“The Gabriel Books” are a series of small cartoon books.

Understanding Pain

(Part One)

How can pain be minimized? The general rule is: Be agreeable or go away.

The Quiet Answer

At the start of our journey, the perception of love may appear to come and quickly go. And for some there may be long periods of comparative bleakness. Yet beneath it will be a growing sense of gentleness and innocence and a deepening conviction that a Friend walks beside us and holds our hand in love.

Selfish

Getting High, Staying High

Romance, prayer, peace

Sunbeams

Paint the soul. Never mind the legs and arms.

Ralph McTell