I do all I can to stay out of politics. I am a Spiritual Guide. So this is about as political as I get……. Peace is the natural behaviour of every sentient being. Everything else is insanity. That is obvious (and if it isn’t my point is proven). Peace is the only effective, loving, constructive, … Read more
Quite a number of correspondents have shared the grief they are currently experiencing, both at a personal and communal level. Here’s an example: “I’m finding, on a daily basis, a sense of hopelessness for the future in myself….and I’m already on anti-depressants! Still I walk around with a smile on my face and try to … Read more
Requiem is a latin word that means “rest”. Its most common use today is as a Catholic mass. But it also means any act of commemoration for those that have ‘passed over’. As such, at a time such as the world is experiencing now, it becomes relevant. For most of us, the horrors of war … Read more
Special Message: This week we have all witnessed intense fear, both between Israel and Palestine, Russia and Ukraine and at home between Yes and No…….to mention just three current traumas. I am reminded of Dr King’s famous line in 1958 during the dark days of legalised ‘Black Oppression” in the USA: “Darkness cannot drive out … Read more
For forty years I have been sharing my Truths. I have done so from a place of love and generally for almost free. The only costs most people have incurred are the book and meditation cd production costs and venue and overhead charges for retreats and workshops. I tell you this because today – with … Read more
During a conversation recently I was reminded that people are generally always too optimistic. Too optimistic??? You may smile…… Most people not suffering depression, yes. Think about it for a moment….. What climate change….? The bushfire won’t take our town…… There won’t be a flood that big for another 100 years….. We won’t go to … Read more
Kevin Rudd, when Australian prime minister, said “Sorry” to the native peoples and their ancestors who had suffered at the hands of Europeans. Those foreigners had invaded, taken their lands, destroyed their culture, taken their children and imposed a form of apartheid within the continent they then called theirs – and named it Australia. It … Read more
Everyone who has had to suffer one of my self-empowerment seminars or spiritual workshops has also had to suffer Trudi and my chanting along with my encouragement to chant along with us….. So what’s the point, the benefit of chanting? What’s the best time to do it? And what kind of chanting is best? First, … Read more
At the end of a weekend program I ran many years ago in Adelaide I was told that a local charity that took young people at risk of prison on a 10 day ‘self-empowerment trek’ across the Flinders Ranges (it was called ‘Operation Flinders’) had run out of money. All staff had been told to … Read more