Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make NOW the primary focus of your life. ~ Eckhart Tolle
Vietnamese Buddhist monk and author Thich Nhat Hahn tells an interesting story about a visit with his friend Jim Forest.
After they finished dinner one night, Jim asked his friend if he could do the dishes. The monk replied, “Go ahead, but if you wash the dishes, you must know the way to wash them.”
Jim replied, “Come on, you think I don’t know how to wash the dishes?”… Read more
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. ~ Eckhart Tolle
Sunset on the Mountain
by Albert Bierstadt
I’ve been sick the past couple days, something very unusual for me. So we’re revisiting a piece we published long ago.
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Have you ever been completely captivated by a beautiful setting—maybe a golden sunset on a mountain, freshly scented air after a soft summer rain, or moonlight over the sea?
One Sunday morning John awakened just before dawn.… Read more
Time is often the greatest challenge many of us face in our daily lives—specifically, the lack of time. Many of us are forever complaining we do not have enough time. But each of us has all the time there is. That’s a seeming dilemma—or is it? Exactly what is time?
According to my spirit guides, time is only perception. I agree with them. In the realms of spirit time does not exist. Spirit transcends time and space. Here are some of Spirit’s thoughts about time:
Many of us have trouble staying in the present moment. And yet, paradoxically, that’s all we have. The present moment — the now — is all there is.
Our video of the week features the song, Now, by Dave Carroll. The song is based on Eckhart Tolle’s popular book, The Power of Now.
We’re doing another major “facelift” to our website, and that’s taken a lot of my time and energy. So this week we’re repeating an article we wrote quite a few years ago, also about the subject of “now.”… Read more
About 25 years ago, when I first got serious about my spiritual path, I read all the Seth books. If you’re not familiar with Seth, he’s a spirit guide channeled by the late Jane Roberts in Upstate New York. Over the years, Jane and her husband, Rob Butts, produced many wonderful books of Seth’s far-reaching wisdom.
While some of Seth’s teachings went beyond my intellectual grasp, most of them resonated deeply with me.
I came away from reading and re-reading Seth’s books many times over the years with three major concepts.… Read more
