Audio files In a karate class, students are practicing individually, with the most serious punches and the fiercest kicks . . . while the teacher floats above the floor with consummate skill and artistry, free of any trace of seriousness or antagonism. In the earlier phase of the spiritual life, we …
The Faith of Being and the Exercise of Faith
My previous blogpost, “Faith as Evidence” focused primarily on receptive faith—the gift of being able to recognize truth—which allows divine reality to manifest in its self-evidence. Today the focus is more on two additional forms of faith—the faith of being, and the exercise of faith. All three …
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Faith as evidence?
Perception makes it possible for rocks and trees to present themselves to our consciousness. Thinking makes it possible for ideas and other minds to present themselves to our mind. And faith opens us so that spiritual truths and spirit beings can present themselves for recognition and …
Mitsuko Uchida’s art of living
Last evening I attended a concert with the purpose of learning more about music, art, and life. And I was supremely rewarded. At Severance Hall, the home of the Cleveland Orchestra, I saw Mitsuko Taguchi play—and conduct—two Mozart Piano Concerti (7 and 27). Having seen some of her videos on …
Soul Surge of Wholeheartedness
For the podcast episode (about 10 minutes) Striving to love God with all my heart, I reflected on wholeheartedness and made a significant discovery. The tip of the iceberg is that wholeheartedness in its fullness is an experience of the soul, which implicitly includes the heart, mind, and strength. …
Love God and the Neighbor Fully
The video and the podcast episode are each about 20 minutes. When I put up a picture in my home, I normally look at it from time to time and enjoy it for about six weeks, and after that it becomes so familiar that I don’t see it any more. It can be that way with the commandments to love God with …
