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Before giving this blessing, take the time to really enter your heart and from that holiest of shrines allow yourself to feel an overflowing compassion for all those round the world suffering from this particularly aggressive manifestation of separation from Source. Our heart goes out to our brothers and sisters worldwide suffering from depression. May a ray of heavenly light pierce their heavy gloom. May a vision of hope reverse any self-destructive plans that might come to their mind. May … Continue reading

Integrity is a quality of being. It means holding on at all times to your highest sense of truth and your own vision, whatever the cost may be. It consists in resonating with the most intimate fibre of your being which enjoins us not to withdraw one inch, whatever the prestige or authority of the person or institution opposing us. And this, not out of obstinacy, but because of the quiet courage of an inner voice which says: “This above all: to thine own self be true…” Integrity means following … Continue reading

Such blessings need to include the wild hurricane and tsunami as well as the gentle spring rain or sweet softly scented evening breeze, for if really everything is part of a wider plan for our good, this has to also include such dramatic events. As the great old spiritual goes, “He’s got the whole world in His hand… He’s got the wind and the waters in His hand…” – and all the rest too! We bless You, Infinite One, for the incredible intricacy of nature in its thousand and one manifestations. We … Continue reading

At the end of one of the parables that Jesus left us, that of the Prodigal Son (Gospel of Luke), we find the most extraordinary spiritual affirmation that I have ever read in my entire life: “My child, you are always with me and all that I have is yours.” ALL that God is/has is also ours!!! We have not yet begun to truly fathom the depth of this absolutely amazing promise. ALL. Joy, abundance, prospective forgiveness, unconditional love, limitless peace…. In a passage by Joel Goldsmith on our … Continue reading

More and more, I have the feeling that an extraordinary cosmic force is pulling the strings of my life. ALL the strings, down to the smallest details. Because either this simply unheard of “show” called the universe is directed by a force, a cosmic intelligence that is simply amazing, or I give up guessing once and for all! And if this is true for the universe, it is also true for each individual life, yours as well as mine. And in this vision, the notion of chance is simply a philosophical … Continue reading

On International Water Day, we offer this blessing from our dear friend Pierre Pradervand.... Seventy-five percent of the planet’s surface and close to 70% of the human adult body is constituted of one of the most amazing substances ever created, possibly the most amazing on our planet – water. Just to list its main properties would easily cover two pages, so I will not even start! Yet humankind has been squandering, privatizing and polluting it at an amazing rate, so much so that one-quarter … Continue reading

May I learn to discern the perfect plan behind all events of my life. May I see that every single thing that happens in my life is a gift from Providence to enable me to grow and flourish and expand. May I bless those who curse or harm me, those who gossip or spread lies about me, as Life’s tools to enable me to grow in integrity, detachment and strength. For 25 years I have been corresponding with an African American inmate from a very modest background, Roger McGowen. He has spent 35 years … Continue reading

It is becoming clearer every day that either we create a world that works for ALL, animals and nature included, or it will soon work for no one, starting with us humans. As citizens of the world – and we are all, whether we know it or not, such citizens – this should be one of our very top commitments. We bless ourselves in clarifying our vision of a world that works for all and in our deep commitment to making it come to pass. We bless ourselves in our willingness to give up those forms … Continue reading

Depending on our own vision of the world, of the universe, of history, it is quite possible for us to go through this very troubled period with deep trust. If we believe in a world dependent on the hazards of fate, or simply run by fate, then we should seriously worry. On the other hand, if we believe in an orderly universe, managed by a loving higher entity, then we can navigate the current crisis in the most profound serenity. Those who believe that some of humanity’s spiritual masterpieces … Continue reading