In a typical Sunday service at the Centers for Spiritual Living, the prayer practitioners are all called forward for the benediction at the end of the service. Many of our intern practitioners – those not currently officially licensed – were having difficulty getting their licenses. In order for them to get their credential, they must… Read more: Intention of Will

  People often come to me saying they are on a spiritual path, but they feel something is missing. They work hard on their inner world and do everything they think will help move them toward their goal of God awareness. And yet, there is still that Divine discontent. The individual approach to spiritual enlightenment… Read more: Essence of Man

  The complexities of our spinning world grow more bewildering, but the love of good friends remains real, constant, and identifiable. The first time I went to an Asilomar Conference and Retreat at the tip of the Monterey Peninsula, I hardly knew a soul there. Over the years I’ve attended retreats and conferences, I now… Read more: The Company of Friends

The Science of Mind is practical spirituality. Ernest Holmes, the founder, didn’t claim to be the chosen guru or a messiah of any kind. There was no particular revelation or illumined vision or any angel that came to him in a cave in the desert. Ernest said the knowledge he imparted was always and will… Read more: Science of Mind

 This past Christmas, my daughter gave me an indoor fountain. Because I live in an area where air conditioners are a frequent necessity, she felt, based on her knowledge of Feng Shui, that the fountain would help restore the positive ions the constant running of the air conditioner extracts from the air. As silly as… Read more: Drive and Persistence