Tag: spiritual growth
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Law of One Session 8: Free Will, Power, and the Wisdom of Discernment
Explore Law of One Session 8: free will, spiritual discernment, and how the responsible use of power deepens loving service to others.
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Law of One, Session 7: The Call to Serve and the Freedom to Choose
January 25, 1981 — An inspirational reading of the Ra material What does it mean to ask for spiritual help? And how can help be offered without taking away another person’s freedom? Session 7 explores these questions through Ra’s descriptions of the Confederation, the Council of Saturn, and the contrasting paths of service to others…
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The Law of One, Session 4: The Healer’s Path Begins Within
In Session 4, Ra moves from the geometry of the pyramid to a deeper question: what makes healing possible? The answer turns inward. Structures may focus attention, but the essential work is the patient’s recognition of wholeness and the healer’s disciplined service. From pyramid geometry to inner work The session opens by continuing the discussion…
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Law of One, Session 3: Faith, Free Will, and the Work of Becoming
January 21, 1981 Session 3 moves from questions about the Great Pyramid into a deeper spiritual inquiry: What happens when we recognize ourselves—and everything around us—as expressions of one Creator? Within Ra’s teaching, the answer involves faith, respect for free will, and the patient preparation of the mind, body, and spirit for service. The pyramid…
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The Strength That Refuses to Hate
Explore how Jesus’ command to love our enemies and the Law of One reveal that true spiritual strength lies in choosing love, unity, and compassion over hatred.
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What Have You Planted Today?
We have all heard the expression, “You reap what you sow,” or, “As you sow, so shall you reap.” It is an ancient idea expressed across cultures through one of humanity’s oldest metaphors: agriculture. You plant something, tend it, and eventually it produces fruit. Ancient Indian traditions developed concepts of moral cause and effect through…
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Fasting, Prayer, and Meditation: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science
For thousands of years, spiritual traditions around the world have encouraged three simple practices: fasting, prayer, and meditation. Long before microscopes, molecular biology, or neuroscience, people believed these practices purified the body, calmed the mind, and opened the heart to the Divine. Today, modern science is beginning to uncover fascinating biological changes that occur during…
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Discernment in an Age of Uncertainty
We live in a time when nearly every important decision is met with conflicting voices. Whether the subject is vaccines, medicine, nutrition, politics, religion, or spirituality, one thing becomes clear: human beings are searching for certainty in a world that rarely offers it. Why do some people hesitate? Often, it is not simply because they…
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The Ethiopian Bible says Heaven is Not what the Church Teaches
In the Ethiopian vision, heaven is not a distant place above the world but a sacred reality woven into everyday life. This belief is reflected in Lalibela, where churches were carved downward into living rock rather than built upward, symbolizing the discovery of God’s presence within creation rather than escape from it. Ethiopia’s spiritual imagination…
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The Kingdom Is Within You: Awakening to the One Infinite Creator
How Can We Know Ourselves? One of the most profound instructions attributed to Jesus is found in the Gospel of Thomas: “Know yourselves.” At first glance, the instruction seems simple. But what does it actually mean? Most of us spend our lives getting to know our careers, families, hobbies, opinions, and the world around us.…