Spirituality In India

Spirituality In India

India is a land in which I feel almost as at home as I do in my native Australia. I am sure my soul has incarnated again and again in India, for which I am immensely grateful. One of the great joys for me in travelling to India is that in this Holy land the nature and...
The Art Of Listening

The Art Of Listening

Listening is an art-form, a skill for life, and one that is surprisingly lacking a lot of the time. We are all so busy thinking about what we are going to say next, and wanting to pursue our own agendas, that sometimes we forget to be present and receptive to the...
Gratitude

Gratitude

Namaste Beloved, I have just returned home from teaching spiritual mastery* at the Abode of Peace. I am sitting here, in the warm glow of a roaring fire on a blustery winter evening, filled with gratitude for the exquisite people that inhabit my life. My heart is...
Where Am I Going?

Where Am I Going?

In life and particularly on a spiritual path, you are likely to come to intersections where there seem to be no road markers, nothing to clearly tell you which way to go. This is frustrating to the personality, which loves to have the answer and to the rational mind,...
Anzac Day

Anzac Day

Today we observed Anzac Day at the Shanti Mission Abode of Peace ashram in Cooranbong. We asked for blessings upon all of the people who work to ensure the safety and security that we sometimes take for granted in our lives. We also explored the notion that soldiers...
The Radiance Of Sri Sakthi Amma

The Radiance Of Sri Sakthi Amma

Namaste everyone, greetings from Thirumalakodi, where we are basking in the radiance of Sri Sakthi Amma. Our program has been very full and everyone is well. When we were last here, we ran our morning program in a marquee erected on the roof of our accommodation...