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...
What Comes Next?

What Comes Next?

I am often asked, how do I progress on my spiritual path from where I am now to the next level or next initiation on my journey of enlightenment? I love the earnestness of the question and wish more people would ask! Every time we ask a question of Guru or the Divine,...
Is it a Tool or a Path?

Is it a Tool or a Path?

I have been thinking about when a spiritual practice is a tool which helps us with some aspect of daily living, and when it is a pathway that will help gain us enlightenment. When I began my spiritual journey it was all about making the pain stop. The pain was around...