"The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it." ~ Reinhold Niebuhr How do you achieve serenity while living in a world of incongruity and limitations? Everywhere you look in the world today there is evidence of turmoil, conflict and unrest, a state that …
The question is not if the spirit of God is with you. The question is whether or not you are “in the spirit.” What does it mean to be “in the spirit?” To be “in the spirit” means that you have relinquished all attachment to the ill spirits within and around you. To be “in …
The world we live in is a giant costume party, and it ought not be. Mankind, dissociated from true Being, lives not in reality, but in a show—a tragic and unnecessary pretense. In this self-created world, man hides from reality, fearing the discovery of his ruse and the unraveling of his wellintentioned disingenuousness. This was …
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – Buddha Peace is neither the absence of conflict nor the perfectly feathered nest; it is an active state of abiding in thankfulness for the privilege of being. Photo credit: Simon Maage on Unsplash
“Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart…live in the question.” – Rainer Maria Rilke Everyone has unsolved matters in his heart. Such matters ebb and flow with the passage of time and their resolution cannot be forced arbitrarily. How these matters are handled largely determines ones effectiveness in living. Actively abiding in …
When we think of laws, what typically comes to mind are man’s laws, i.e. a system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties. These laws, like a company handbook, protect the best from the worst and …
In nature, every hurricane has an eye. Likewise, no matter how fierce the cyclonic winds of your circumstances may be, there is always a place of peace to be found within. That sanctuary of tranquility, deep within your heart, connects you to all the wisdom and resource you shall ever need to weather any storm. …
A few thoughts for you on the matter of enlightenment that will hopefully give you starting points for reflection... Enlightenment liberates us from the tyranny of petty things. It frees us from binding opinion, false judgments, and the confines of the material world. Enlightenment is the direct result of connection with truth, of personal communion …
Reconciliation by Walt Whitman Word over all, beautiful as the sky, Beautiful that war and all its deeds of carnage must in time be utterly lost, That the hands of the sisters Death and Night incessantly softly wash again and ever again, this soiled world; For my enemy is dead, a man divine as myself …
Morning dawns are you ready? by Gregg Hake Mist rising from lake below Air rich with summery scents Infusing earth's crescendo Heart is filled with what presents. All things made new Not one refrain Doth nature feign I heed her cue. My world today unfolds A new song, a new day Infused with fresh bouquet …
Gregory Hake 