Our Moment to Shine

Our Moment To Shine Friends, The excerpt for the week of Feb. 22, 2022 is extracted from Agape minister Michael Beckwith’s talk entitled “Our Moment to Shine.” “You’ve heard me say that Presence cannot divide itself into parts. It is everywhere fully present, which means every single seeming part contains the fullness of God. This…

One Brother is All Brothers

One Brother Is All Brothers Friends, The excerpt for the week of March 1, 2022 is from ACIM teacher Jon Mundy’s letter entitled “One Brother Is All Brothers.” “Every mind contains all minds, for every mind is one. Such is the truth.” ACIM W-161.4:1-3. Does Difference Make a Difference? What is the difference between an…

Touching Impermanence-Bardo

Touching Impermanence: Bardo Friends, The excerpt this week is from Tibetan Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron, from a retreat on “Touching Impermanence Lesson One: The Bardo of Living.” “Most of us, when we think about death (or the groundlessness of life itself), feel anxiety in the face of such profound insecurity. But what Pema Chödrön shares…

Becoming Truly Alive

Becoming Truly Alive Friends, The excerpt this week is from Vietnamese Buddhist Master, Thich Nhat Hanh. “All of us at Shambhala Publications are saddened by the passing of Thich Nhat Hanh. Thay embodied the all-too-rare qualities of truly living in the moment, having his actions match his words, and conveying the wisdom he gained from…