“One Soul, One Spirit”
I speak of each of us having a Soul, as if each Soul were individual. But perhaps there's only one Soul, with myriad manifestations.
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“Photographing the Apparently Disordered”
We can photograph the “ordered woods and gardens” – as most do. I much prefer the apparently disordered – the rust, the “junk.” And, hopefully, through it the Higher Order.
“The Enlightened Musician”
The purpose of meditation, Zen master Dogen taught, was not to become the Buddha-Nature but to realize that we already are, that we always are.
“The Aura and the Soul”
The aura, the etheric body, is an external manifestation of the Soul, the God within.
“The Power of Love”
It is love that banishes all the negative emotions. It is love that invokes the spirit and activates the life energy. It is love that balances our brains and makes us creative. And it is love
“The Only True Identity”
Without a deep, full, sense of personal identity, we are lost, and at the mercy of all those, equally lost, who choose to steal whatever there is of us so as to fashion a false identity
“The Great Spirit is Always Smiling on You”
First believe that every moment, each and every happening, of your life is Determined - by the Great Spirit. And then believe that It is Always Smiling on you. (2002)
“Enlightenment is…”
Everyone, everything, is, to me, but one aspect or another of my mother. Enlightenment is coming to Know that all of her aspects are basically one – the Mother of Love. (2002)
“The Role of the True Healer”
It's said that the basic intention behind all spiritual endeavors is reconciliation with God. I can't directly reconcile you with God – but I can with your mother. And to us all, our mother is God
“Thanking the Great Spirit”
Just before bed, I thank the Great Spirit, dear Mother of All, for all Her gifts of the day. And I find myself smiling. I'm smiling to Her as She smiled on me. (2002)