Awareness of Death
Sentient beings are aware of their mortality. The awareness of death is what gives life focus and purpose: its limitations. The “Best 3 Months” practice taught at the Conscious Dying Institute asks you to envision yourself with 3 months to live: What would your deathbed self require? This provides a tight focus on priorities, getting all affairs…
At The Edge Of The Precipice, Our Lives Have Greater Purpose
Do You See The Edge Of The Precipice? Are you aware of the Great Waves that are building off our shores and the precipice that is looming on the horizon? If you live in the same world I do you would have to have your head in the sand to be able to avoid the…
There Are No Small Lives, Only Small Minds
“You are in the world for a purpose now, not your purpose, but a purpose that was given to you before you came, a purpose that is related to these times and to the Great Waves of change that are coming to the world.” — Marshall Vian Summers, The Origin This was shocking when I read…
Al Pacino on Acting and Destiny
For Al Pacino, the famous stage and screen actor, performing is not so much a profession as it is a destiny: “This is what I’m meant to do. It’s the cog in my life. With this, everything suddenly coheres. And I understand myself in that way.” — Al Pacino as quoted in The New Yorker magazine Acting, according…
Greater Purpose in Life is a Destiny
Oh, how many times have I tried to create my future and create a greater purpose in life? Too many times to count. I have tried to fulfill myself in the world by acquiring power, money, possessions and people. On the other hand, I have also tried to create a greater purpose in life by…
Serve a Greater Purpose
I Am Here To Serve A Greater Purpose You are here to serve a greater purpose, beyond mere survival and the gratification of the things you may think you want. This is true because you have a spiritual nature. You have a spiritual origin and a spiritual destiny. Your failure in this life is the…