Karma (in Buddhism and Hinduism): The sum of a person’s actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
Oxford English Dictionary
Buddha in Meditation
Karma is a confusing concept for many folks. You can see karma as the ruler and master of your life. Your present lifetime then becomes a prison from which you can never escape.
That’s a dismally depressing way to live out your days.
Man’s ultimate destiny is to become one with the Divine Power which governs and sustains the creation and its creatures. ~ Alfred A. Montapert
I love that quotation above. Do you believe our destiny is to become one with God, with Goddess — or whatever name you prefer for that divine power which created all that is?
You are the answer to every question, every dilemma you have ever had. You are divine, literally. But your ego and your world have done a great job of brainwashing you.… Read more
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will finally know peace. ~ Jimi Hendrix
Many years ago, one of my spirit guides said the sole purpose of humans is two-fold: first, to remember who they are and second, to remember why they are here.
One of the aspects of love is a choice you can freely make—the choice to see the divinity in all beings, in all that is.
Every thought of love and compassion you hold soothes and nurtures the world around you.… Read more
It doesn’t take a psychologist to see why so many people are totally stressed out today. Our world is experiencing more chaos and confusion than it has in recent memory, or perhaps ever. The stress can take many forms: illness, broken relationships, anger, fear, depression. And the litany goes on.
People are frantic in their search for peace of mind. One place they search is the future.… Read more
Lately I’ve become super-sensitive to all the noise in our world—the lack of silence, even the fear of silence. So many folks struggle with silence—they don’t know how to “do” it. Of course, I realize it’s a challenge when you have a family, a job and all the other daily experiences that do not encourage silence.… Read more
The other day I was reading The Art of Spiritual Peacemaking by James Twyman. I was particularly struck by these words:
“Give only love, no matter what the conditions might seem to be, and it will be the only thing you perceive.… Read more
Usually when I channel my spirit guides I have a specific subject I want to discuss with them. But occasionally they will simply “pop in” and start dictating to me. So I quickly grab a pen or pencil and start writing. That’s how this short post came about.… Read more
This week we’re continuing our question-and-answer series.
I think I once heard Abraham (Hicks) say that when someone is victim in a life-ending accident or crime, the consciousness pulls itself back just before the real experience, so that the human (body) doesn’t feel anything of it. I find that a very comforting thought.
I would love to hear Spirit’s perspective on this.
Answer:
That is generally exactly what happens (though not always) in the case of a human or an animal dying.… Read more
You may have heard of an American woman named Norma Bauerschmidt. Norma’s been in the news a lot over the past couple years. At the age of 90, she was hit with a real double-whammy. First, her husband of 67 years died. Then Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer.
Sitting in her doctor’s office, she listened to him go through the standard litany of her medical options: surgery, radiation, chemotherapy.… Read more
As you may recall from a couple weeks ago, we gave you a seven-question quiz on your spiritual health. Below are the seven questions, with each question followed by a summary of your responses to that question.
This post is much longer than usual.… Read more
How is your spiritual health? Please take this little quiz—and perhaps it will help you gain some insight into the state of your spiritual health.
In the United States we celebrated our annual Thanksgiving Day two days ago. My spirit guides thought this would be a good time to “count our blessings.” Most of us have far more blessings than we’re even aware of. It’s important to always know that, especially with the political turmoil in this country and the world over.… Read more