Life at Midlife by Mary Anne Perrone   I am no longer waiting for a special occasion; I burn the best candles on ordinary days. I am no longer waiting for the house to be clean; I fill it with people who understand that even dust is Sacred. I am no longer waiting for everyone [...]

  This is an interesting and very disappointing fact!  What is wrong with the human species???? During the last 3.500 years, it is estimated that the world has had a grand total of 230 years in which no wars took place.

The following is from a posting on Collective Evolution by Joe Marino from April 27, 2013 and a book entitled “The Top Five Regrets of The Dying” –   “A palliative nurse recorded the most common regrets of the dying and put her findings in a book called ‘The Top Five Regrets of The Dying’. [...]

These are the Lyrics to the song “Imagine” by John Lennon We dream it someday….   Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today…  Aha-ah…   Imagine there’s no countries It isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or [...]

The only way out of the system is to choose to live simply.  Gandhi, Clare and Francis, Jesus and Buddha lived voluntarily simple lives.  This is a transfigured life in a culture based on climbing, consumption and competition.  Once I accept or even tolerate climbing, elevating my self, ego, status, power, prestige or possessions, I [...]

Hindus recognize four stages of the life journey- student, householder, forest dweller and renunciate. The first stage of student is a time of youthful study and reading. We learn the basics and traditions. We form our personality and character and develop skills. The second stage of householder is a time devoted to marriage, family, career [...]

The spiritual paths are means for transcendence of ego – this uncontrollable fixation on ourselves. Naturally formed in our growth and psychological development. The reversal to return home to our soul. The ego forms our personal identity which is necessary in the normal course of becoming individual selves. However, our ego can block us in [...]

In the study of the mystics and saints, there are attributes that seem to unite them.  Seeking these is a life long quest.  These attributes include the following: Accepting Others as They Are Humility- from the Tao Te Ching-  “The sage has no mind of their own.  They are aware of the needs of others” Humor [...]

” The Sage does not accumulate. The more they expend for others, the more they possess of their own, the more they give to others, the more they have themselves.”

The higher you climb The more that you see The more that you see The less that you know The less that you know The more that you yearn The more that you yearn The higher you climb The farther you reach The more that you touch The more that you touch The fuller you [...]