“The distinction between worldly and unworldly feelings— that is, feelings associated with sense objects and feelings associated with renunciation— opens up greater subtleties in our meditation and dramatically different ways of understanding pleasure and happiness. Almost every message we get throughout our lives is that happiness comes through enjoyable, pleasant sense experience.” Joseph Goldstein, from…

In John 12:25, Jesus says “he who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.” Losing our lives is being courageous enough to turn everything over to God, realizing that every aspect of our being that trusts in God is cured, is…

“The center of the body’s energy is in the spine. In deep meditation, that energy must be relaxed from the surface of the body . . . . . and withdrawn up the spine through the chakras to the brain. The normal outward flow of energy, as it works to sustain the body, must be…

“Mindfulness requires letting go of judgment, returning to an awareness of the breath and the body, and bringing your full attention to what is in you and around you.” Thich Nhat Hanh, from The Art of Communicating THIS IS A LISTENING BLOG LISTEN BY CLICKING HERE I breathe the breath of being one, one with this…

TO LISTEN CLICK HERE I  rise with the renewal of new faith. MUSIC IS AVAILABLE ON i-TUNES : SOULMERGE by ASHANA TWAMEVA by DEVA PREMAL SPIRITMUV® (www.spiritmuv.com), founded by Cecilia Loving in September 2007, exists to build a community of like minds dedicated to self-transformation through the cultivation of spiritual development. At the heart of its…

Our light lifts from our first energy center of our creativity, this divine wellspring of  Eden giving birth. Our light radiates through our second energy center, our Abraham center of digestion and elimination, process and release through the energy of faith, judging our environment not by appearances but by righteous judgment. LISTEN HERE SUPPORT the Prayer Music…

Our goals will complete themselves in a realm of Spirit that has no limitation, where nothing is impossible, where new dreams bless us, where the way is clear, and the no way has closed forever to open us up to the endless potential and the inexhaustible supply of absolute good everywhere present. THIS IS A…

“I am here as love, painting each corner of the universe with something holy— something that you can latch onto and smile— something that you can call your own. I am here baptizing your longings in this delicious mixture that you call life, pulsating with fresh ideas on the path of your awakening. Move with…

“I experience the moment with mindfulness— I can catch these habits as they begin to lead me back down the same old path. With enough practice we can override this behavior with an intention to be more alive for more of those beautiful moments.” Tim Ryan, from A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can…

“Meditation produced more positivity regardless of whether people were alone or with others, yet the boosts in positivity were especially large during social interactions. Meditation brings out not only the best in you, but in others as well.” Barbara Fredrickson, from Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life THIS IS…