In the dominant Western

In the dominant Western religious system, the love of God is essentially the same as the belief in God, in God’s existence, God’s justice, God’s love. The love of God is essentially a thought experience. In the Eastern religions and in mysticism, the love of God is an intense feeling experience of oneness, inseparably linked … Read more

Through the present moment,

Through the present moment, you have access to the power of life itself, that which has traditionally been called \”God.\” As soon as you turn away from it, God ceases to be a reality in your life, and all you are left with is the mental concept of God, which some people believe in and … Read more

By the age of

By the age of fifteen, I had convinced myself that nobody could give a reasonable explanation of what he meant by the word ‘God’ and that it was therefore as meaningless to assert a belief as to assert a disbelief in God. Though this, in a general way, has remained my position ever since, I … Read more

Of all the spirits,

Of all the spirits, I believe the spirit of judging is the worst, and it has had the rule of me, I cannot tell you how dreadfully and how long. . . . This, I find has more hindered my progress in love and gentleness than all things else. I never knew what the words, … Read more