An Invitation to Stop Thinking: A Meditation with Eckhart Tolle

We face this truth: living in the light of God’s love, surrendered to him alone in faithful service, totally committed to those ends, we have the key to life. If nothing else is as important as that mission we will have the solidity of focused direction; a spiritual rigidity that is malleable enough to remain on course.

Each person has beliefs about themselves and the world. Most of us have adopted our beliefs from people and organizations who are now or were at one time significant to us. Our beliefs are certainly important. This article reminds us that beliefs are not so critical that they should keep us from having meaningful relationships with those people whose beliefs and ideas are different from our own.

This article delves in the controversial subject of who or what is actually in charge of the functioning of the universe. Some people believe there is a single God-like supreme being responsible for everything that takes place in physical reality. I have a slightly different theory.

Humility is the quality of attaining outstanding balance in my personal attributes. When I attain a balanced state of being that is attributable to my Self, I express humility. Humility is an expression of the congruency of my emotional energy.

Many of us have run. Many of us have hidden. And many of us have not, for the life of us, despite our searching, found God in that dry time. It appears God remains hidden; yet we, somehow, have hidden ourselves. Sometimes the season beckons for us to journey into the desert away from the matters of comfort and into the matters of pain. We wonder why when there seems to be no why. We are betwixt and between spiritually, neither at home nor away, beside ourselves and damaged in the present, perhaps without hope for the future. We have gone from the truth that God remains to be found upon seeking, yet upon our seeking he is nowhere to be found.

Abraham Hicks, as channeled by Ester Hicks, is a stream of consciousness who has been helping tens of thousands of people learn to live in The Vortex. Abraham has been teaching the principles of the Law of Attraction, changing the lives of most everyone who has heard their message.

Some people wonder how so much evil could be in the world if there is a loving God. God, however, did not theoretically have to create evil directly. The following are thoughts of how these ideas could fit together.

Faith can be a misused word, both inside and outside the church. Inside, when asking to which church a person belongs, we often hear, “Of what faith are you?” when intended is: “Of what church or denomination are you?” Outside we hear, “I have no faith in government – in public education – in marriage.” when intended is: “I have no confidence in government, etc.” Misuse outside the church is easily remedied by inserting the correct word. Inside the church, however, misuse – since faith is the foundational means by which we come to God – may suggests a serious problem.

The article focuses on miracles in Hinduism. The author speaks about some famous miracles like a Hindu milk miracle and gives his own observations that miracles do really happen in Hinduism.

What happens when we pray for something and God doesn’t seem to respond? It’s an interesting question. This article explores possible reasons prayers go unanswered even though disciples of Christ read in their bible that “belief” is all that is needed.

Our ability to grow spiritually requires an intentional and intimate relationship with God. In connecting with Him on a deeper level, we learn to trust Him to do what we cannot do ourselves. In essence, we increase our confidence – in Him and in us. Use the suggested approaches below to develop your faith and increase your confidence in God.

This article describes love from a spiritual perspective, and provides a road map inwards toward the divine connection to God resides. God is love. God lives in the heart. Home is where the heart is.