We are like the waves, all different and yet all the same, all of one ocean substance and one ocean energy. We are not just one WITH the ocean – without this ocean there would be no US. So it is with the Energy, the Life, the Power, the Love, the Consciousness we call God. It is our very Essence. There can BE no separation other than in our imagination.
Introduction – As we move within, let us close our eyes, to symbolically separate ourselves from the material world and enter the realm of compelling non-physical, metaphysical (beyond the physical) reality. If you are reading this, please close your eyes in your imagination. And, please understand the word “God” here to mean any name you have…
This is my very favorite meditation. It is so simple. No matter how distressed I am, it’s always there and so easy to do. And I find that after having done this for some time, I only have to remember the smile to move towards that peaceful meditative, centered space in the Present Moment, knowing…
Inspirations: “Annie’s Song,” John Denver (You fill up my Senses), played on a harp during the meditation, and St. Paul in Ephesians 3:19 “To know this Love that surpasses knowledge–that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Important: If you do not meditate regularly, please see post named “Open Hearted Meditations” for…
INTRODUCTION In this section, I plan to publish the best parts of meditations I have done over the past 20 years that still resonate when I read them later. People who have heard them have begged me to publish them (and sell them at their church I think). Keep in mind of course, these are spoken meditations,…
Begin each meditation with deep breathing, sending oxygen and spiritual nourishment to each cell and organ and process of the body as you inhale, releasing all you no longer need as you exhale.…Then, always, I ask you to gently smile. This smile reminds you to keep your heart and mind open… and receptive to…Spirit. “I…
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