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Claim the Prize that Awaits You

Claim the Prize that Awaits You

Dear Divine Ma, What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? It’s been a long time, Ma, since I’ve talked to you. Why do I leave such gaps between our conversations?  “Priorities.”  Oh, when You are my priority, we talk. When you aren’t my priority, we don’t. That’s...

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The Language of God’s Heart

The Language of God’s Heart

Dear Divine Ma, What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? The cricket sound that fills the silence around my meditation room this morning is beguiling. I don’t want it to stop, and it obliges me accordingly. Been hearing it, today, for 30 minutes straight without end. It’s...

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A Matter of Spiritual Life and Death

A Matter of Spiritual Life and Death

Dear Divine Ma, What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? “Your sadhana needs to be a precious part of your day, whether there is anyone to share it with, or not. Sadhana is too important to be taken hostage by whether others show up or not. Sadhana is between you and God....

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Your Essence is Spirit

Your Essence is Spirit

Dear Divine Ma, What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? You’re pretty rough on me sometimes, Ma. So many of the pages of this journal seem to contain criticisms of my life. I don’t feel self-critical most of the hours of my life until I sit down and begin to write into...

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Still More Awaiting You Within

Still More Awaiting You Within

Dear Divine Ma, What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? “Today is about your higher meditation techniques. Nice that you’re beginning to do them again. Yes, we know that you are partial to the first kriya. And there’s nothing wrong with that. You do get a lot out of your...

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Angels All Around Us

Angels All Around Us

Dear Divine Ma, What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? Today’s meditation showed how people could say they “saw” an angel or a saint blessing them in their prayers. The pillar or column of light that so often appears to me at the culmination of my best sadhanas turned...

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