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The Gospel of Thomas: Essential Sayings & Contemplations
Introduction: The Hidden Words “These are the secret sayings which the living Jesus spoke and which Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down. And he said, ‘Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death.’” The Gospel of Thomas contains 114 sayings (logia) with no narrative framework—pure teaching distilled to essence. What follows are key…
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Giving Thanks: Prayers of Gratitude from Around the World
“Each morning when you rise, I ask you to give thanks for the new day, to offer your prayers of gratitude for what you have and what you are willing to receive. This will bring you into present time.” – White Buffalo Woman Prayer serves as a universal human practice that transcends cultural boundaries, offering…
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The Wound is Where the Light Enters: Pain, Compassion, and Aliveness
There’s a teaching attributed to Rumi that has echoed through centuries of spiritual practice: “The wound is where the light enters you.” This isn’t merely poetic consolation—it points toward a profound truth about human transformation that modern neuroscience, contemplative traditions, and depth psychology are all discovering from different angles. The Biology of Breaking Open When…
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America United in Christ: Beyond Dogma to Living Truth
What would it mean for Americans to unite in Christ—not as adherents to religious doctrine, but as living participants in an actual, transformative reality? This is not a call to theological uniformity or institutional religion. It’s an invitation to recognize Christ as a living presence, a field of consciousness, a way of being that transcends…
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The Architecture of Belief: Self-Talk, Thought, and the Religious Mind
Why We Believe Our Thoughts There’s a peculiar intimacy to our thoughts. They arrive in our native voice, unbidden yet familiar, carrying the weight of seeming truth simply because they occur inside us. This is perhaps the most underappreciated aspect of human consciousness: we extend extraordinary credibility to mental events merely because they happen in…
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Celebrating Harmonious Relationships: A Love Story
In a small spiritual community nestled in the California foothills, two souls discovered that the greatest love story isn’t just between two people—it’s between all of creation and the Divine. Jyotish and Devi, celebrating their golden anniversary, shared the secrets they’d learned about love as a spiritual practice, weaving together the intimate threads of their…
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