Have you ever met someone one day and bumped into them “randomly” the following day or soon thereafter? Or seen a word that answers a question you’ve been meditating on? Or found a strange connection appear before you out of the blue? A voice from the Divine – or just co-incidence? Recently, I’ve been dating…

Imagine a Hollywood star, basking in the glory and success of his latest movie golden globe award, yet loving and laughing at fame at the same time, occasionally diffidently, indifferently – wholeheartedly…always with a swagger and marvellous Texan intonation. Matthew McConaughey is exactly as human as I am, as anyone is. He is playing a…

The first line in ‘A Course in Miracles’ reads, “Every decision I make is a choice between a grievance and a miracle.” What can we learn from this and how can we apply it to our lives? One area I personally experience difficulty is when I feel “judged” by others unfavorably. I think many people…

Alan Watts, known for spreading Eastern philosophy in the West via his books, lectures and radio appearances, was a maverick British philosopher (d. 1973) who moved to the US in 1938. His life story includes becoming an Anglican priest, blending Christianity with Eastern mysticism, experimenting with psychedelics, teaching Zen, as well as becoming a Fellow…

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