Sometimes listening to people from other traditions describing Jesus is very inspiring, giving us a fresh glance at this luminous figure...

In his book “A Sunlit Absence”, Martin Laird wrote: “Remember St. Teresa’s insistence that the radiance of the sun is already risen and...

Paraphrase of Psalm 1: Blessed are those who recognise the habitual ways of selfishness, greed and contempt; And who choose instead to...

Flying through a thick bank of clouds is an interesting experience. The view through the aeroplane window is grey and foggy, and there is...

As we learn to become present and open to everything that arises in the now, even difficult or painful experiences, we start to discover...

I have been pondering a familiar verse from Song of Solomon 2:4 “His banner over me is love.” In the Hebrew Scriptures this word ‘banner’...

The poet Hafiz wrote: ‘Between the lover and the Beloved there must be no veil. Thou thyself art thine own veil – get out of the way!’ I...

We are living in deeply disturbing times, where rampant greed and corruption are flamboyantly and unashamedly parading themselves for all...

I often find it helpful, at the start of my contemplative sit, to wave goodbye to this whole self-absorbed Sharon-fiasco and watch it...

“There is a surface level of reality and a deeper level, the level of perfect peace, wonder and surprise. This deeper level can be...

Paintings by Hyatt Moore and Rembrandt van Rijn I am the prodigal who has wondered far from home, getting lost in the bright lights and...

This morning a butterfly landed on my shoulder and refused to budge. There was nothing for it but to do my morning contemplative sit with...

One wild wind and the fiery beauty of your peak performance falls to the ground. It is ALL love.

A few nights ago, while I was driving home in the dark, there was a thick fog all the way along the dirt road, to the extent that I...

Because I am a person with an anxious disposition, I find this poem by Rainer Maria Rilke very comforting and tender: I am, you anxious...

By exploring the Hebrew words of some very familiar passages of scripture, one can stumble across a wider range of meanings than we are...

You cannot not live in the presence of God. You are totally surrounded by God all the time and everywhere. You have no choice in the...