“‘As you gaze out on the beauty of God’s creation, my children, your mind stops working, and you abandon yourself completely to the wonders of his work. See how happy you feel once you stop thinking?’ And the monk’s words rang true. The peace of God could truly be felt as they looked out in […]
Continue reading“Maximos was silent for a couple of minutes. The friends all looked at him, eager to hear how he would reply. “When you go deep within your soul, you come to gaze upon the divine light. After gazing upon it for some time, you become that Light. Then you are nothing that you were before. […]
Continue reading“’Remember that Jesus himself fed the hungry and healed the sick. Do all that you can to be of service to your fellow man. But Jesus also helped the crowds gathered around him by his presence and with his words, divine words, words of love, words that pierced their hearts directly. Remember, apart from love […]
Continue reading“Suddenly the road curved, revealing a sight that made Amante gasp. Directly in front of them loomed three great cathedrals of rock, smudged to a gleaming, otherworldly eggshell white by the lowering sun. Paz saw bastions and parapets. Amante made out towers and pinnacles. There must have been bodiless soldiers manning those lookouts; there had […]
Continue reading“As they stood there stunned, the friends heard a voice sounding behind them. Turning, they saw an opening in the wall of rock. Above this opening hung a small roof constructed of unhewed timber. A net of branches covered the timber and was weighed down by a couple dozen rocks. “Glory to Thee, O God,” […]
Continue reading“At one point, however, Paz perked up and began to pay very close attention to their surroundings. Relatively small but sharp-edged and tightly contoured mounds rose up from the side of the road. They reminded her of ancient Inca ruins. The sky was a lovely shade of pastel blue. Long streamers of cloud angled down […]
Continue reading“She felt divinity speaking to her, whispering from the mouths of the tiny creatures and singing from the beaks of songbirds. Somehow, she had opened the cover of the great book of life and could now see all the wondrous pictures and messages contained within it. Her heart throbbed with gratitude and awe as she […]
Continue reading“The next morning, Mother Meera took a walk along the riverside, her students gathered around her like ducklings following their mom. The elements seemed perfectly in harmony here. The dark-brown roughness of the far rocks blended exquisitely with the laurel green of the flowing river, whose wavelets and eddies caused it to resemble a piece […]
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