THE CORE ISSUE…. THE ONLY REAL PROBLEM WE HAVE…… In my last article I suggested that TRUST in one’s real self, one’s ‘Inner Self’ is the best remedy for all the ills that beset us. Instead of trusting this doctor or that therapist, this counsellor or that teacher, we need to trust that still, small … Read more
WHICH WAY TO GO…..? WHICH CHOICE TO MAKE……? All of us find ourselves in this dilemma sometimes. None of us is immune. It might relate to an illness and its cure; or a family situation and its healing; or a work environment and its options; or money problems and their remedy. In each case, we … Read more
Often in life, we find we have more to do than time to do it. That’s when we need to asap!! Sometimes, our troubles seem to overwhelm us. At such times it’s important to asap!! When we (or our friends or family) are sick or hurting it’s definitely time to asap!! And when we feel lost, … Read more
Raymond Aaron, a US Retreat Leader tells the story of asking his group what they wanted from his program…..one man said he wanted a million dollars. He had just started a company to harvest stem cells and he wanted to expand his dream. Raymond thought that was a huge goal….but he said nothing. The next … Read more
Please excuse the necessary negativity at the start of this message. I think we can all agree the world is, in many ways, going mad. Australia is a microcosmic example of a society that is losing its bearings. The wheels are very definitely falling off the truck….. We seem to be incapable of simply … Read more
Are our minds FULL – or are we mindful? The difference to our life is quite extraordinary! If our mind is full it usually means its cluttered with junk. That junk might be lack of self-worth, acceptance of illness as a fact of life, poor personal boundaries or unhappy relationships with others, etc. And those … Read more
Today’s world just gets crazier and crazier…… People strive for bigger houses, better jobs, more money, newer gadgets…… Family life often disintegrates and happiness dissolves in a welter of anxiety, hurt, fear and depression. Society struggles to become ever more productive whilst the individual often feels ever more neglected. Money becomes the new God to … Read more
In December I wrote about Shanti Deva and her vivid and accurate memory of a previous incarnation. Like many such cases, the new life repeated both gender and nationality as if the person was trying to continue a previous life…… One of the most extraordinary recorded cases is of Jasbir from Rasulpur in Uttar … Read more
Dearest Friends, Now that Santa has returned to the North Pole we can all focus on the next big bash. This is the New Year…. Where I come from this happens every day. Every day, every hour, in fact every moment, is considered another brand new moment in which we can unfold into our True … Read more
Dearest Friends, Unfortunately Santa’s Sleigh has been caught up in the refugee debacle and isn’t allowed to travel from Indonesia down to Oz. He’s been threatened with imprisonment on Nauru, Manus or even (worse) Canberra. So he’ll be giving us a miss this year. I apologise on his behalf. We are all just going to … Read more