You will have noticed that my posts are a bit shorter, simpler, more the point, and focused on one or two ideas. Why is this? It’s part of a process of simplification which I wrote about in my previous post. There is no point building a cathedral when a house will do. We can spend years crafting perfect intricate pieces that work no more effectively than something simple and to the point would have. Will I still write my longer …

Okay guys, I’ve been thinking about this and talking to some folks, and I would like to suggest that you try to simplify your spirituality. You need to focus less on all these details and theories, and focus instead on what really matters. Spirituality is about finding contentment. Contentment that is based not on what happens to you in the world. Unconditional contentment. This is not as complicated as people make it out to be. It isn’t easy, sure, but …

Hi Folks! I found a great blog post by Ellen Sutherland, in which she reminds us to not seek for joy, but remember that we are joy. The difference is subtle, but very important, since it will determine whether you seek outside yourself, or within yourself. As Ellen says, Believing that joy is a state apart from you, sets it up a polarity in mind – there is you and there is joy. That makes it possible to lose (and …

Hi Folks! I found a great blog post by fellow A Course In Miracles student Sean Reagan. Sean discusses the idea of abundance, and how most spiritual systems teach that the more successful you are in the world, the more spiritual you are. Sean rightly points out that ACIM teaches that abundance in the world is in fact neither good nor bad, since the world is simply an illusion projected by our ego. As Sean says,  Thus, the focus of my spiritual …