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Realizing There’s Nothing but God
Dear Divine Ma, What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? It’s been a lovely Thanksgiving week. And I am thankful for many things. I am truly grateful for a community of people around me who continually remind me to put God first—to live in God—to live in gratitude. Even to...
Don’t You Want the Good Cheese?
Dear Divine Ma, What Do You Want Me to Learn Today? “It’s about why you still ‘pray before others’, the thing the Bible counsels us against. Jesus knew that outward show of devotion was not only not helpful spiritually, but downright harmful. It’s just about what...
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...
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...
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....
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...