We begin reading from James Allen’s first book titled From Poverty to Power. Chris read the foreword, which brings us back to what spirituality is all about – the practice of looking within yourself for answers, guidance, love and God, etc. Then we get into chapter one: The Lesson of Evil. We read about half of […]

We began with an entry from 365 Tao called Ascent, where the author mentions that our spiritual progress is often so slow that we may feel the effort futile. “No person ever leapt to heaven in one bound.” “Success in spiritual life is measured not by spectacular events but by daily devotion. This iron will, this deep […]

We begin by reading a story, or metaphor really, called The Poison Arrow. Chris recently participated in a meetup where the participants read and discussed this passage, which was actually used by the Sakyamuni Buddha to teach his disciples not to waste time on metaphysical questions. (Dr. Christopher Stepien hosts The White Elephant Spirituality Group […]

First Chris commented on the Memoir that Lily L. Allen wrote about her husband and author James Allen. She describes him as a wonderful spiritual being, and mentions that he never had a bad word to say about anyone. This made Chris think about all of us who have done or said many stupid things […]

First we read the passage titled ‘To Get Rich Through Creation’ from our Genevieve Behrend book Your Invisible Power. The author advises us that prayer is not hypnotism, and you should never try to take over the mind of another individual. You are simply thinking into God or First Cause with the understanding that- “If a thing is […]

We started today by reading two short passages from our Genevieve Behrend book Your Invisible Power. The first selection is titled ‘Scientific Thinking – Positive Thought: Suggestions for Practical Application.’ The author tells us that Five O’clock in the morning is the best time to meditate. Retiring early the night before helps, especially if, just before bed, […]

First we read the passage titled ‘Faith with Works- What It Has Accomplished’ from our Genevieve Behrend book Your Invisible Power. The author tells us that our ideas (our goals), if we continue to think about them and meditate upon them, will attract other ideas from other people, places, etc. And when these ideas come together it facilitates […]

We start with discussing the rest of the Silent Talking chapter from the book Silent Power by Stuart Wilde, including two techniques for communicating with another individual without talking. This communication happens deep within us, not with body language or facial expressions. The author also tells us that some of the thoughts we have are not […]

We started today by reading two passages from our Genevieve Behrend book Your Invisible Power. The first selection is titled ‘The Reward of Increased Faith.’ Our thoughts and words are instruments of creation, and perhaps we ourselves are instruments for a higher purpose… And if our thoughts are in correspondence with the universal creative energy then there […]

We started today by reading the next two passages from our Genevieve Behrend book Your Invisible Power. The first selection is titled ‘How to Bring the Power in Your Word Into Action.’ The main underlying idea is that each of us can “control” our own state of mind in each and every moment. Great quote, “…words are the […]