If you prefer your meditation music in CD format…

The other day, I recorded a new, studio-quality Singing Bowl meditation. It’s about 50 minutes long. I had planned to just sell it as a downloadable MP3, but a few people have asked me about getting a CD of it. I don’t really have cash on hand to make CDs right now, but if I…

Gratitude

What are the simple things in your life for which you are grateful?

Pondering One’s Relationship to Nature

The sunset last night was glorious, all vibrant and glowing. I had the honor of watching it from atop a hillside in Glendale. Had I been looking another direction, the skyscrapers of Downtown Los Angeles would have reflected the light. Today’s daily message is about human relationships. But how often do you contemplate your relationship…

The 40 Day Practice: Day 40: Dedication

Today is the last day of the 40 Day Practice. The theme is Dedication. Dedication is what will help you push through the resistance of the negative ego, more so than perseverance. Dedication understands that a Path requires transcending the noise generated by the negative ego, and that there will be noise from the negative…

The 40 Day Practice: Day 39: Honesty

The theme for the 39th day of The 40 Day Practice is Honesty. Honesty is more than truthfulness; you can be technically truthful and still not be honest. The first place we must be honest is with ourselves, otherwise even we don’t know what the truth is. Where do you lie to yourself? What have…

The 40 Day Practice: Day 38: Decisiveness

The theme for today, within the 40 Day Practice, is Decisiveness. When we are on a growth path, the Negative Ego will throw us into doubt and fear, unless we take steps to keep it in check. Things like meditation will help to separate the noise from that small, still voice that know where to…

The 40 Day Practice: Day 36: Releasing

We embark on the thirty-sixth day of a 40 Day Practice, based on the energy of the Labyrinth (releasing – contemplation – receiving). If you have a local labyrinth, I invite you to walk the labyrinth with today’s theme as your focus. If you don’t have a local labyrinth, you can create your own, take…

The 40 Day Practice: Day 35: Selflessness

We embark on the thirty-fifth day of a 40 Day Practice, based on the energy of the Labyrinth (releasing – contemplation – receiving). If you have a local labyrinth, I invite you to walk the labyrinth with today’s theme as your focus. If you don’t have a local labyrinth, you can create your own, take…

The 40 Day Practice: Day 34: Charity

Today’s theme is Charity. When and where do we give freely of ourselves, with no thought of recompense, simply because that is what is needed?

The 40 Day Practice: Day 33: Empowerment

We embark on the thirty-third day of a 40 Day Practice, based on the energy of the Labyrinth (releasing – contemplation – receiving). If you have a local labyrinth, I invite you to walk the labyrinth with today’s theme as your focus. If you don’t have a local labyrinth, you can create your own, take…

The 40 Day Practice: Day 32: Focus

We embark on the thirty-second day of a 40 Day Practice, based on the energy of the Labyrinth (releasing – contemplation – receiving). If you have a local labyrinth, I invite you to walk the labyrinth with today’s theme as your focus. If you don’t have a local labyrinth, you can create your own, take…