divine flames

The Blaze

If your life is not for the world,Then give it to God.Because it’s not enough to knowWhat you’re not for,But what you are. Abandoning the worldMight seem to make an absence,But it revealsThe fullness of life,Of Being,Of God. Leave the world alone,And His presence awakensIn your heart,In all of you. He was already there,Waiting for…

Finding My Process
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Finding My Process

Creative process is a really interesting subject to me. All creatives seem to have one, but the only commonality is that thereĀ isĀ one. The details vary considerably. “Find your own way,” seems to be the imperative. Find out by doing and then reflecting on the doing. Maybe then you can extract some rules or guidelines, some…

Religion as a Ladder
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Religion as a Ladder

I’m musing on the idea that in principle, religion offers the appropriate instruction, practice, and experience for every level of spiritual development. The thought is that even at the most basic level of understanding and spiritual development, it offers an appropriate message to meet the person where they are. And at the highest levels of…