The Prayer
Prayer is a poem, a dedication, a wish that bounces and amplifies throughout the Universe and returns to us like a wave.When you really pray you are not telling God, the divine, what to do, quite the opposite: you are…
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Prayer is a poem, a dedication, a wish that bounces and amplifies throughout the Universe and returns to us like a wave.When you really pray you are not telling God, the divine, what to do, quite the opposite: you are…
A river that originated in the distant mountains crossed landscapes of all kinds and shapes and finally reached the sands of the desert. Like every other obstacle it had overcome, the river tried to overcome this one too,but as it…
Yesterday on the train to Rome I met a wonderful Buddhist monk. My assigned seat was in front of his. An initial greeting was enough to start chatting softly. Among many speeches, a Master that we both have in common…
You have every right to lie, they have done it to you thousands of times, for lifetimes, in so many different ways. You can now indulge in an incarnation busy with matters that do not concern you, pretending every day,…
When people want to control their mind, their heart, their body, their character, then they create a world of rules and laws to do it for them. It will be a system that realises this desire, a kingdom, its rulers,…
At an event a few weeks ago there was this wonderful artist, he had enchanted a few people around. He was modelling clay completely immersed in a hypnotic dance, and together with his audience they were glowing. People passed by…
Is it permissible to wish for success in one’s projects? Even in the spiritual sphere? Whatever the field of your endeavour, whether you are interested in spirituality or not, you want to succeed. The true common character of all human…
Forgiveness is the child of understanding, not of repentance: please verify this. A flower as pure as forgiveness cannot be born from a despondent, impoverished, frightened ground, but from the greatest embrace a being can give itself and all its…
This morning on Mount Athos a monk gathers in the prayer of the heart, in Varanasi a Brahmin reads the poetic Vedas absorbed, somewhere in the Sahara a Marabou heals with his herbs, in Tehran a Muezzin calls the faithful…
Years ago I was invited to visit a famous spiritual community, one of the largest in Europe. There were cultivated fields, a school, beautiful temples, an art workshop, it even had a state-of-the-art hospital.In a moment of pause, one of…