March 31st, 2011 → 9:57 am @ admin
By Tom Russell
December 10th, 2010 → 3:03 pm @ admin
By Tom Russell
Several years ago my wife and I were in Colorado for a speaking engagement. We had an afternoon free and visited the local zoo, sauntering back to the exotic bird section. There we saw a circular fence, probably 18 feet high and some 60 feet across. It was very odd to us that the fence had no top to it. Read More
April 6th, 2009 → 12:54 pm @ admin
By Tom Russell
The prsent moment flows with Awareness. We receive awareness more than we generate it. Awareness unites your spirit, mind, emotions, and body. It grows whenever you grant it the opportunity. Therefore, awareness constantly probes the edges. Read More
April 6th, 2009 → 12:44 pm @ admin
By Tom Russell
Stress is amazingly persistent, even seductive. We get used to feeling tight and tense. Though positive thinking has its place, unless it is backed up by practical wisdom it tends to get overwhelmed and fade away. Practical spirituality is for living stress free.
Here are seven proven ways you can get a new handle on stress. Read More
March 31st, 2009 → 10:29 am @ admin
Allow the wise to illuminate your relationships with these powerful and inspiring remarks:
“So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.” (J. Krishnamurti)
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” (Carl Jung) Read More
March 31st, 2009 → 10:14 am @ admin
Biography
(1803-1882) Ralph Waldo Emerson, whose original profession and calling was as a Unitarian minister, left the ministry to pursue a career in writing and public speaking. Emerson became one of America’s best known and best loved 19th century figures. This article is drawn from Vernon Howard’s book, The Mystic Masters Speak.
Q: We are always building something, always trying to create an existence which is higher and better and more tranquil. Yet with all this effort, everything remains the same, including our shaky state of happiness.
Emerson’s Answer: The difficulty is that we do not make a world of our own, but fall into institutions already made.Q: Now that I understand how man preys upon man, I also understand something else, which at first is startling. Society publicly praises individuality and independence, but really fears those who stand on their own feet. Read More