John Roger Barrie
When walking the spiritual path, it can prove beneficial to step aside from the dualistic rut in which we continually find ourselves and have a frank heart-to-heart spiritual talk with oneself every now and then. Forget the social pleasantries: our spiritual welfare is at stake, and we should never kowtow to decorum simply to placate a version of reality that Read More »
While reading through the approx. 135,000-word book The Five Ages of Humanity (formerly titled The Five Ages of Man), I acquired a cursory knowledge of Greek mystical thought; specifically the Neoplatonism of Plotinus (d. A.D. 270), which is quite profound. In the past, I’ve investigated mysticism in the Jewish and Christian traditions, the Indian Vedic schools, and to some degree Read More »
As we are fully involved with our imminent reissue of author-philosopher-historian Gerald Heard’s magnum opus, The Five Ages of Humanity (formerly titled The Five Ages of Man), I thought I’d dip into my spiritual-writing archives and, inspired by Heard, post a brief excerpt from an essay I originally delivered at the inaugural meeting of an informal study group on comparative Read More »
According to the Gospel accounts, Jesus of Nazareth died on Good Friday, then arose on Easter Sunday. The narratives relate that Jesus was resurrected from the dead. In the New Testament, we find twelve instances of Jesus’ appearances from Easter Sunday until forty days later when we read of his final earthly appearance in Bethany, where the Gospels say he Read More »
This year, Lent began more than a month ago. Still, it is never too late to address one important issue: abstinence. During Lent, many devout Christians occasionally fast or abstain from various indulgences. Many practitioners give up certain habits, such as eating candy bars, drinking alcohol, watching certain television programs, or using social media. But these habits are often resumed Read More »
In order to progress spiritually, we need to make a passionate commitment to our practice, ideally a lifelong commitment. But there are three caveats. First, perhaps the most popular misconception about spiritual practice is that no practice is needed. Many times the illusion is promoted that spiritual enlightenment can be accomplished by mere intellectual assent – I am already enlightened. Read More »
This is the last in a series of posts this month featuring selections from our new spiritual novel, Dialogues With the Lord of Time, which is being rolled out this month in various formats, as detailed on our Home page. In this post, we’ll feature a few selections from Dialogues discussing the topic of questionable spiritual teachers. Unfortunately, the spiritual Read More »
This is the fourth in a series of posts spanning late-January through February featuring selections from our new spiritual novel, Dialogues With the Lord of Time, which is being rolled out this month in various formats, as detailed on our Home page. In this post, we’ll feature a few selections from Dialogues discussing the practice of meditation. Because today is Read More »
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