Ignorance is not bliss. It is the false comfort of unknowing, never knowing that we know not that we know not. True bliss involves the clearing away of the clouds of misperception that obscure the inner landscape, blinding us to the enlightened perception of the authentic source of being. We are ourselves that which we are seeking.

Love denied is love unearned, and when we are denied the companionship of loved ones something within us may die as well. This must be addressed lest we succumb to the existential dread the reality of death attaches to our awareness, and adheres within our consciousness. Love is the spiritual nourishment that sustains our being, and to gain access to the source of love, the infinite consciousness that is within us all, is the true function of our religious and spiritual traditions. The only purpose of all our spiritual practices is to reunite us with the one being, the one and only...

We are incomplete beings, unfinished works of art, thinking man but not yet spiritual man. Not yet having attained to spiritual life through inner realization and the direct perception of the inner truth of our being. What can be achieved when we put our souls into the extraordinary adventure of expanding and transforming human consciousness. So much has been achieved on the purely human level, but to set our spiritual house in order will require a general opening of the heart to take in all of our human brethren. What we need to accomplish crosses all national boundaries, cultural...

We must shape our own future, and we can do that by understanding our past and living fully in the present. The now moment, the only time and place we can take a hand in time towards fulfilling our destiny. Understanding ourselves is more than simply a matter of unearthing past achievements of archeological significance, or achieving significant gains in our economic, religious, social, psychological or political status. All these are important indexes of our civilized achievements and cultural attainments, but they are all simply on the human level, and the discourse is limited. The human...

Enlightenment is the ultimate solution to the question of identity in this world of duality and constant change. The only answer that fully allows our inner being to manifest empowers the internal processes for self-recognition, and clears the way for the continued evolution of our soul. In every sense we are the world, we are the universe, we are the divine consciousness of the universe coming to know itself through the forms that have evolved to allow the divine to fully participate in the bounty of its creation. The divine is always present, and always available through its presence if we...