Spiritual Attunement through Meditation

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #145: Faith and the Creative Forces Today I’ll be sharing information from A Search For God, Book 1. The chapter titled Faith, which is based on the Edgar Cayce Readings 262-13 through 262-17. The A Search for God books are a compilation of texts on spiritual growth, put together by study group #1, which formed around Edgar in 1931 to research, stud...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #144: Finding Our Original Self Today I’ll be sharing information from author and teacher of non-duality, Marshall Davis. These words are from his blog, Spiritual Reflections. Each podcast episode will also include the preparatory meditation attunement techniques suggested in the Edgar Cayce readings and will then be followed by a few minutes of med...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #143: Nothing To Attain. Today I’ll be sharing information from the 2012 book titled The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh. Thich Nhat Hanh was a Zen monk, author, and one of the most beloved spiritual teachers of our age. Each podcast episode will also include the preparatory meditation attunement techniques suggested in the Edgar Cayce readings and will then...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #142: Energy and Consciousness. Today I’ll be sharing information from the a beautiful book titled Life is Eternal Newness, published in 2012 by Romanian mystic Ilie Cioara. ee-LEE-yeh cho-AH-ruh. Each podcast episode will also include the preparatory meditation attunement techniques suggested in the Edgar Cayce readings and will then be followed by...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #141: Tuning, Communing, and Contributing. Today I'll be sharing information once again from our friend, author, and teacher, John Van Auken, who wrote this piece in 2022 for the Association For Research and Enlightenment's online Spiritual Growth pages. He has been involved with the Cayce work for decades and is an incredibly inspiring individual....

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #140: The Power Is Love Today I'll be sharing information from entrepreneur and spiritual practitioner, Tanya Bennett, who wrote this piece in 2021 for the Association For Research and Enlightenment's online Spiritual Growth pages. She focuses on love and the power it can have in our lives and the world. Each podcast episode will also include the pr...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #139: The What and Why of Meditation, From the Edgar Cayce Readings. Today I’ll be Sharing information from the 1975 book titled Meditation and the Mind of Man, based on the Edgar Cayce readings, by Herbert B Puryear, PhD. and Mark A. Thurston PhD. Chapter 4 of this book gives the basic foundational definitions of and reasons for meditation. Also me...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #138: Sitting Za-zen Today I’ll be sharing information from the 1999 book, Meditation, The Complete Guide, by Patricia Monaghan and Eleanor G. Viereck. We'll be looking at za-zen, the traditional sitting meditation practice of the Zen path. Each podcast episode will also include the preparatory meditation attunement techniques suggested in the Edgar...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #137: Doing Good Today I’ll be sharing information from the 2013 book, titled Activate Your Goodness, by Shari Arison. This book is a practical guide in doing good for yourself and others. A way to transform the world through doing good. Each podcast episode will also include the preparatory meditation attunement techniques suggested in the Edgar Ca...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #136: Stillness in Movement. Today I’ll be sharing information from the spiritual classic, Meditation Now or Never, published in 2007 by Steve Hagan. We’ll focus on the chapter titled Stillness in Movement. Each podcast episode will also include the preparatory meditation attunement techniques suggested in the Edgar Cayce readings and will then be f...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #135: Our Inner Rhythm. Today I’ll be sharing information from the 2021 book by Prem Rawat, titled Hear Yourself, how to find peace in a noisy world. We’ll start with a focus on the inner rhythm that we carry with us always, our breath. Each podcast episode will also include the preparatory meditation attunement techniques suggested in the Edgar Cay...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #134: The Inward-Facing Path. Today I’ll be sharing information from the 2017 book Being Aware of Being Aware by Rupert Spira. This simple contemplative approach, which encourages a clear seeing of one’s experience rather than any kind of effort or discipline, leads the reader to an experiential understanding of their own essential being and the pea...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #133: Fellowship Today I’ll be sharing information from A Search for God, Book I, chapter 6, Fellowship. In 1931, Edgar Cayce agreed to help a group of people grow spiritually, with one condition: They would have to live the precepts. It took the group eleven years to apply and compile the twenty-four lessons that became A Search for God, Books I an...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #132: Inspiration. Today I’ll be sharing quotes from a wide range of spiritual teachers, including Jesus, Dr. Ernest Holmes, Eckert Tollle, Ram Dass, and Soren Kierkegaard. Even though these quotes are random, they all come together to guide and help us to better know and understand ourselves, improve our lives and the lives of those those around us...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #131: The Pure Land. Today I’ll be sharing the words of Zen Buddhist monk, author, and teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, from the 2012 book titled The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh. In this particular chapter he speaks about the concept of The Pure Land and The Kingdom of God. Each podcast episode will also include the preparatory meditation attunement techniques...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #130: The Spirit Within Today I’ll be sharing material from the 1962 book titled Heal Thyself. These beautiful and gentle words from a spiritual being called White Eagle were channeled through the mediumship of Grace Cook in England. She and her husband Ivan founded the White Eagle Lodge in London in 1936. We'll focus on chapter two, called Realize...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #129: A Meditation On Meditation. Today, I’ll be sharing a piece author and pastor Marshall Davis wrote for his Substack platform Spiritual Reflections. This insightful short post delves into the nuances and the potential depth of meditation as it relates to clearly understanding our true nature. Mr. Davis works with the concept of non-duality. He a...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #128: Manifesting the Christ Today I’ll be reading from Paramahansa Yogananda's beautiful book titled the Yoga of Jesus, published by the Self Realization Fellowship in 2007. The book is subtitled Behold, the Kingdom of God is Within You, Understanding the Hidden Teachings of the Gospels. We'll focus today on a section of chapter 1, Jesus’s Principl...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #127: Seeking Peace Today I'll be reading the forward and preface from the 1998 book titled Seeking Peace, by Johann Christoph Arnold. The two voices who introduce this book, Madeleine L'Engle and Thich Nhat Hanh, speak to their concepts of peace and what true peace means to them. We’ll close the podcast today with the World Peace Ideal, from the As...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #126: Finding Good. Today I'll be reading from the 1989 book titled, Happiness is an Inside Job, by John Powell. Mr. Powell tells us that happiness is within the reach of all. However, the direction of our reach must be inward, not outward. We must all accept full responsibility for our own happiness. To see happiness from other persons or from thin...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #125: Finding Refuge. Today I'll be reading from the 2011 book titled, Just One Thing, developing a Buddha brain one simple practice at a time, by Rick Hanson, PhD. In Chapter 28 Mr. Hanson speaks to the concept of finding refuge, and the importance of having a safe place, external or internal, to go to in times of challenge. Each podcast episode wi...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #124: Inspiration From the Edgar Cayce Readings. Today I'll be sharing excerpts from the Edgar Cayce Readings. I have chosen some of my personal favorites at random. Each podcast episode will also include the preparatory meditation attunement techniques suggested in the Edgar Cayce readings and will then be followed by a few minutes of meditative si...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #123: The Kingdom of God. Today I'll be reading excerpts from a book titled The Wisdom Jesus, Transforming Heart and Mind, a New Perspective on Christ and His Message, by Cynthia Bourgeault, published in 2008. Each podcast episode will also include the preparatory meditation attunement techniques suggested in the Edgar Cayce readings and will then b...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #122: Quiet and Conformity. Today we will be looking at a book called Sweeping Changes, Discovering the Joy of Zen In Everyday Life, by Gary Thorpe, published in the year 2000. We'll look at the art of quietly sitting in our own unique way, with our own unique passing thoughts and without judgement for ourselves or others. Each podcast episode will...

Spiritual Attunement Through Meditation. Episode #121: Meditations from The Tao. Today we will be returning to the lovely book, 365 Tao, by Deng Ming-Dao, published in 1992. This is a book of meditations on what it means to be wholly a part of the Taoist way, and thus to be completely in harmony with oneself and the surrounding world. It’s good to keep in mind that the Tao Te Ching, upon which thi...