With the wish to free all beingsI will always go for refugeTo the Buddha, Dharma and SanghaUntil the attainment of full Enlightenment Enthused by Compassion and WisdomToday in the Buddha’s presenceI generate the Mind of EnlightenmentFor the benefit of all sentient beings. For as long as space enduresAnd as long as sentient beings remainMay I … Read more
Money is the visible sign of a universal force, and this force in its manifestation on earth works on the vital and physical planes and is indispensable to the fullness of the outer life. In its origin and in its action, it belongs to the Divine.— Sri Aurobindo In talking about abundance, scarcity, and what … Read more
If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.— Henry Ford Today we continue to try to understand the great fear that challenges untold numbers of people: the fear of not having … Read more
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished.— Og Mandingo Yesterday, I told the story of Elsie, the 90-something woman who lived at the nursing home where I worked in the 1970s. She was an extreme case, but there were others like her, who … Read more
Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.–Benjamin Franklin Back in the mid and late 1970s, I was the social services director and activities coordinator in a 132-bed skilled nursing facility in St. Petersburg, FL. Almost all of the residents there (we did not call them patients) suffered to some degree … Read more
Virgos believe that work is a requirement for a virtuous, worthwhile, and fulfilling life. But their name is often misunderstood, for Virgo is not about celibacy or virginity – the Goddess that rules over Virgo is the fecund Goddess of the Harvest, Ceres. She stands for all that is voluptuous and abundant, so unlike popular … Read more
Only the heart knows how to find what is precious.— Fyodor Dostoyevsky As the Summer’s light begins to fade, the sun rises later each day, and the first harvest festival has come and gone. If we pay attention, we may feel in our bones the ancient rhythms of our ancestors, who knew that the time … Read more
Decide what you want .. believe you can have it, believe youdeserve it, believe it’s possible for you. Close your eyes andvisualize already having what you want – and thefeeling of having it already.. — The Secret Last Friday night, some members of our local Circle gathered to watch and discuss the DVD of The … Read more
© Michael LeunigThe smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.— Oscar Wilde Having warned you that I was expecting to be offline until Tuesday, naturally, everything seems to be working for now, so I will offer a brief update this morning. But if you don’t see the Tarot card of the … Read more
Hi, everyone. I am here at the Durham County library logging in, because yesterday (because it rained??) my Time Warner internet service went down. They are telling me the earliest they can send a technician to fix it is next Tuesday. So I am very disappointed to tell you that once again, this time not … Read more