SPIRITUAL TEACHER

SPEAKS OF LOVE

And one among them asked, “Our Dear Spiritual Teacher, would you please speak to us on love?” And the spiritual sage spoke from mind, heart, and spirit on love:

Above all else, love is a spiritual concept; it is the ultimate care of all caring. Love is unconditional and unselfish in its relationship; it binds with or without the flesh—as it is spirit. Love exists in various forms and relationships. There is Divine love that, if embraced, will never leave you, but will rather guide you and be with you in spirit and in times of challenge, aloneness, and despair, as well as in times of joy, fulfillment, and triumph. There is love for your child or children as you were loved or should have been loved as a child—for a child is a gift from the Divine love and grace of God. There is love between man and woman—the driving union as God’s trustees to create human life. There is love of a partner or friend in life, who walks a path with you and shares with you the joys and pains of life’s journey—who assists your steps in life as you with that loved one. There is love and respect of yourself as a unique and Divine creation of life, because one surely cannot love another without learning first to love oneself. There is love of the needy, the hopeless, and the abandoned; those who are lost and last without the help of humankind. And, of course, there is a natural love for all life and sacred things of Divine creation and natural beauty.

Love exists in faith, perpetuity, and unquestioned trust; it is a feeling with or without touch—in proximity or afar. Love is not ephemeral, but it is as lasting as a diamond and as genuine as pure gold. Love is built upon a foundation of devotion that is unyielding and respect that is deserved. Love is the antithesis of hatred, it is an impermeable shield against the bane of jealousy, and it is a soother in times of challenge and pain in life’s journey.

SPIRITUAL TEACHER

SPEAKS OF PEACE

And one among them asked, “Our Dear Spiritual Teacher, would you please speak to us on peace?” And the spiritual sage spoke from mind, heart, and spirit on peace:

Can you close your eyes and search for the inner peace within your mind or focus on one single thought and accept the calmness that comes to you? Peace is within you and not necessarily around you; it is a state of mind, a state of body, and a state of spirit. Peace is a quiet presence of Divine oneness with all that is all—a sense of ease and completeness within oneself. It is a freedom from rushing through your day, unnecessarily worrying about or reacting to things that you cannot control, or overreacting to life’s many distractions or negative forces. Seek peace by seeking the answer of fulfillment and quiet within yourself and not, necessarily, from someone else or something else. Peace is reconciliation with tension and anger within yourself or toward another; it is a serenity of mind, body, and spirit in symphony with a sense of balance and wholeness.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SELECTED TOPICS OF SPIRITUAL PROSE:

Spiritual Teacher Speaks of Love

Spiritual Teacher Speaks of Peace

Spiritual Teacher Speaks of Giving

Spiritual Teacher Speaks of Forgiveness

Spiritual Teacher Speaks of Purpose and < s t 1 : C i ty>Mission

Spiritual Teacher Speaks of Freedom

Spiritual Teacher Speaks of Truth

Spiritual Teacher Speaks of Courage

Spiritual Teacher Speaks of Pain and Pleasure

Spiritual Teacher Speaks of Spirituality

SELECTED TITLES OF SPIRITUAL POEMS:

Intellectual Renegade

The True Test of Ourselves

Beware of the Perpetual Promiser

If We Can Do What We Say

Morose Holiday

Totality of Spirit Divine

Cloud of Sadness, Sun Rays of Joy

Lessons From Sages of the Ages

Laws of Life

You Don’t Have To

Celestial and Earthly Beauty

Abandonment

Father in the Shadow of the Son

I Never Met a Dog That Didn’t Like Me

The "L" Word

Let God Come Into Your Heart

Life Is a Rose

The Spirit of Sport

Selfishness in Those Who Claim Not

The Gossiper’s Creed

Anger and Shame

Rebuffed