Tag: prayer

There Is No Spiritual Substitute for Laziness: the spirit has no reach in the idle mind & body

18 Nov 2025

A man can drown in incense and mantras while his life rots around him. There is no prayer strong enough to lift the weight of a lazy body or an undisciplined mind. This piece explores the quiet truth that no spiritual practice can replace the ordinary work of self-respect — the cleaning, moving, striving, and caring that give the spirit somewhere to stand. … More There Is No Spiritual Substitute for Laziness: the spirit has no reach in the idle mind & body

Of Fratricide, Love, & Prayer: Pleas of a Restless Heart

12 Aug 2024

To express and realize the desire of the heart, one must call the beloved into presence with one’s all being. All organs, subtle and gross, must call on the beloved: the heart by prayer, the tongue by speaking the truth, the eyes by seeing beauty, the ears by active listening, and the body by selfless service. When all of a man’s being calls on the same thing, that’s well-being and harmony; when there’s divergence and each organ wants something different, that’s disease. … More Of Fratricide, Love, & Prayer: Pleas of a Restless Heart

Diving in God

9 Apr 2015

We run away from that which fills us toward that which drains us; we run away from God which is the source of consciousness and seek objects which consume our consciousness. All our pain and suffering comes from lack of consciousness, from losing ourselves to the objects of desire. Let go of these world objects … More Diving in God

The Symbolism of Yin-Yang & The Cross

31 Oct 2014

Yin-Yang is a symbol for the projection of the principle into the plane of existence in the form of apparently opposing but essentially complementary tendencies. Yin-Yang signifies unity within diversity. It is a universal archetype for the infinite aspect of the principle in which all manifestations are prefigured. The Absolute being infinite already contains within … More The Symbolism of Yin-Yang & The Cross