Category: Spirituality

By Marlene Buffa When asked if she would continue to perform even after retirement, Beverly Sills was reported to have responded, “No.  I’ve done that already.” So many times we complacently stay within the boundaries of our comfort zones.  Predictable outcomes spring from predictable behaviors, and set the tone for the remainder of our life.  [...]

by Gary Zukav The benefits of spiritual partnership are the highest goals that you can reach for, such as freedom from fear, and also the most grounded, pragmatic, and useful tools that you can develop, such as how to use power struggles to grow spiritually. All the benefits of spiritual partnership are interconnected, and each [...]

By Marlene Buffa More and more my gardening skills lack enthusiasm.  The other day, with grass freshly long from a deep periodic irrigation, I decided to mow the back yard.  A few weeks ago, I brought the mower in to the repair shop for regular maintenance and the last time I used it, it started [...]

by Dr. Christina Grant My friend John asked me to write about the universe. I mentioned this to another friend, a fellow writer, and she said, “Oh my God. That is such a huge topic.” She thought my friend asked me to talk about the whole universe. Actually, he meant for me to discuss what [...]

By Marlene Buffa I recently visited a meeting on a topic of interest primarily to men.  Out of 30 attendees, only four women attended.  When a female acquaintance joined me at my table, she noted the few women at the meeting and said she thought the odds were good she’d find a man to connect [...]

by Susan Scharfman We all know that something is eternal. And it ain’t houses, and it ain’t names. And it ain’t earth, and it ain’t even the stars … everybody knows in their bones that something is eternal, and that ‘something’ has to do with human beings. —The Stage Manager from Act 3 of Thornton [...]

The latest release from A.R.E. Press, Edgar Cayce and the Kabbalah: A Resource for Soulful Living by John Van Auken, is the first of its kind in addressing wisdom from the psychic readings of Edgar Cayce as it relates to the spiritual teachings of the Kabbalah. Van Auken combines his love of Kabbalah with his [...]

By Mother Clare Watts Experiences of God can occur over a very broad range of situations and circumstances. Many people feel God’s Presence with them when they ask for God’s help or support. Many also tune into a greater Consciousness, a Source and Intelligence when they are awed by nature’s beauty and diversity. Many are [...]

By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Circumstances have overtaken man. His old languages are not sufficient to describe what is happening, and what is about to happen. To think in terms of a millennium or such tame concepts as ‘the eleventh hour’ is ridiculous. Better that he should realize that he is in an era which might [...]

By Marlene Buffa A new calendar year urges us to set new intentions for the coming twelve months.  Often playful, sometimes serious, these resolutions allow us to focus on what we hope to accomplish and also allow us an opportunity to ponder the possibilities we map out for ourselves.  Faced with a pencil and blank [...]

Simhananda, a Western spiritual master who has been offering teachings in Québec for over thirty years, has agreed to share some of his wisdom with us. Just like Padmasambhava (1) and Tsong Khapa (2), he lives in a country that is gripped by cold temperatures for a good part of the year. A warmth radiates [...]

By Marlene Buffa Never officially canonized as a saint, Nicholas of Myra (a Greek speaking province of Rome in what is now Turkey), gained affection by secretly giving gifts to the townspeople.  In the 3rd century, his moniker, Nicholas the Wonderworker, reflected his many good deeds and contributions to his community. Kris Kringle (the reformulated [...]