No U in Love...

by: John Ptacek  Love is where you are not.   It would bomb as a pick up line, but it’s a concept of love worth pondering. They are the words of Jiddu Krishnamurti, a renowned spiritual teacher who traveled the world in the twentieth century extolling the merits of self-inquiry.   At first the statement comes across like one of those if-a-tree-falls-in-the-woods Zen mind benders, but spend a few moments with it...

Suffering as Initiation...

by: Alice Muscat Why is there pain and suffering in the world? This age-old question has been knocking at my door these past six months, begging for an answer. Last November I was present during a friend’s labor and delivery. As the labor continued, I placed my hands upon her to help with the contractions and pain on and on through the night, getting more and more intense.  I wondered why (Genesis aside) a woman must...

Raising Our Vibration...

by: Jay Joseph As the planet is going through it’s own shifting of consciousness and raising her vibration, so are all of us who inhabit her. The Harmonic Convergence in 1987 opened a door to higher consciousness on this planet. This was not the first, nor will it be the last door opening to help us raise our vibration or consciousness. September 9, 2009 (9-9-9) brought a major shift of energy and since then we have been...