Meditation and Prayer

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha
Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. Just put forth a clear enough request, and everything your heart truly desires must come to you.
The quieter you become, the more you can hear.
Our day-to-day existence is very much alive with hope, although there is no guarantee of our future. There is no guarantee that tomorrow at this time we will be here. But we are working for that purely on the basis of hope. So, we need to make the best use of our time. I believe that the proper utilization of time is this: if you can, serve other [continue reading...]
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
Control of the life force helps the ego to switch off the electric energy from the nerve telephones, and thus prevent the invasions of restlessness-creating, attention-enslaving sensations. To control the life force in the five sense telephones is to practice concentration scientifically.
Faith is a state of openness or trust.
If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything.
Food does not digest just from the physical process of food breakdown (a process scientific study hasn’t fully pieced together); there are also critical spiritual and metaphysical factors involved in digestion. That’s why enlightened beings on the planet employ eating techniques such as slow and thorough chewing; mindful, present eating; [continue reading...]
Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
The laws of nature are not absolutes; rather, they are accumulations of habits. The law of gravity, for example, is a pretty well-fixed habit, probably owing to the trillions of beings throughout the universe who give it general assent. Yet yogis, swamis, and more than a few Catholic saints report that, in deep meditation or spiritual rapture, [continue reading...]
It appears to me that we are, first and foremost, looking for the experience of love.
Anyone who is still totally identified with the voice in their head — the stream of involuntary and incessant thinking — will inevitably fail to see what The Power of Now is all about.  
You are building a body of light. You are evolving into a new race of beings.
Reaching Upward, is about becoming one with your higher self.
As your consciousness expands with higher self and soul contact, you will want the place you live, the items you buy, your relationships, and your lifestyle to reflect your higher ideals and values.  
"Lord, Thou hast given us freedom to forget our daily troubles by nightly visits to dreamland. May we escape from mortal sorrows forever by awakening in Thee."
Most people want the rewards of consciousness without the hard work of consciousness.