by Leatrice Evanne Asher Published in the WORD Magazine, Spring issue, March 2023 Individuals and religious groups may practice different forms of meditation, such as listening to music, repeating certain sounds, words, or phrases, or just sitting quietly. These activities certainly are worthwhile as they can promote relaxation, peace of body and mind, and other … Continue reading Be Still and Know
by: Leatrice Evanne Asher One definition of judgment is the ability to make thoughtful decisions, such as when to safely cross a street or deciding which car to purchase. Another meaning of judgment is criticism or condemnation of someone or something, which is our usual way of perambulating through life—judging all that is not to … Continue reading Love and Judgment
Why We Should Look to Them for Guidance by Leatrice Evanne Asher This earthly plane is where the lessons that need to be learned by its inhabitants come into being. If adversities were received as such, they would be approached differently, not as something undeserved, not as another irksome event that we have to try … Continue reading Eternal Truths
Why We Should Look to Them for Guidance by Leatrice Evanne Asher This earthly plane is where lessons that need to be learned by its inhabitants come into being. If adversities were received as such, they would be approached differently, not as something undeserved, not as another irksome event that we have to try … Continue reading ETERNAL TRUTHS
by Leatrice Evanne Asher Many religions and spiritual paths strongly advocate forgiveness, and self-help practitioners often recommend it. The merits of being able to forgive are considerable, especially when we see how self-destructive the inability to forgive can be. But, as with promoting positive thinking, the attempt to forgive may arise from the belief that … Continue reading Forgiveness
By Leatrice Evanne Asher Reality is that which is, as opposed to what the mind can conceive. Because reality is knowable but not conceivable, any constructs of mind will be irrelevant to the experience of this authentic state, referred to in Buddhism as “original mind.” Beliefs are opinions or convictions about something that is accepted … Continue reading Conscious Awareness of Consciousness
by Leatrice Evanne Asher —William Shakespeare; from Hamlet Freedom is waking up to the true condition and conditioning of the human. Once awake, we can begin to detach from that which we are not. We create and recreate ourselves continually by acting out roles of our choosing, a kind of desire-driven day-dreaming creation. This may … Continue reading What We Are Not
by Leatrice Evanne Asher (this is an abridged version of the original article that was published in the Word Magazine, Published by The Word Foundation, Inc. – Autumn issue 2015) The tendency to view our Beings and the world through judgments, assumptions, and false beliefs stands in the way of correct information reaching us. Seeing Rightly … Continue reading Seeing Rightly
by Leatrice Evanne Asher (This is a condensed version of the original article published in The Word Magazine) Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth ―Albert Einstein Spiritual vanity is one of the more elusive forms of self-deception—elusive, because when we adjudge something to be “good” or praiseworthy it is more difficult … Continue reading Students and Teachers: The Roles We Play
By Leatrice Evanne Asher Language is a medium of communication, but the words we choose to convey our thoughts and feelings often reveal much more than the information we are explicitly conveying. They also reveal our beliefs, our prejudices, our partialities—our inner world. They reflect who we are, what we have become. We all know … Continue reading Changing Our Language to Change Our Pain
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