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Consciousness is already conscious

Consciousness is already conscious. It is the unmanifested, the eternal. The universe, however, is only gradually becoming conscious. Consciousness itself is timeless and therefore does not evolve. It was never…Read more

God would kneel down

I think God might be a little prejudiced. For once He asked me to join Him on a walk through this world, and we gazed into every heart on this…Read more

We are deep music

I am music waiting to be heard. I am a song unfolding. My notes are the voice of Life singing through me in majesty. I open my throat to the…Read more

When I was in the forest

When I was the stream, when I was the forest, when I was still the field, when I was every hoof, foot, fin and wing, when I was the sky…Read more

new rule

It's the old rule that drunks have to argue and get into fights. The lover is just as bad: he falls into a hole. But down in that hole he…Read more

Invocation to the Dawn

Look to this day, for it is Life, the very life of Life; In its brief course lie all the verities and realities of your existence... the bliss of Growth,…Read more

I Practice Optimism as a Conscious Choice

"If we face our unpleasant feelings with care, affection, and nonviolence, we can transform them into the kind of energy that is healthy and has the capacity to nourish us."…Read more

Connections

National Newspaper Award and Amnesty International Award for Human Rights Reporting winner Stephanie Nolen is The Globe and Mail's current India, and formerly Africa, correspondent. She just received an honorary…Read more

Taste of Freedom

On the acorn side of surrender, freedom almost always means what Thomas Merton calls "choice freedom." It's about having the means to do what I want, go where I want,…Read more

A Commitment to Life

What a luxury to have a year to live! With 250,000 people dying each day and knowing we are somewhere down that line, who has time to put life aside?…Read more