In Dr. David Hawkins’ “map of consciousness,” courage first registers at the level of 200 on an ascending logarithmic scale of creative power that goes to 1000. Master teachers like Jesus and Buddha calibrate at the top end of the “map,” which Hawkins designates as Enlightenment. Just below the level courage at 200, is the … Continue reading “From Pride To Neutrality”
I recently attended a talk given by Revs. Brian & Kristen Grandon titled “The Journey of Spiritual Awakening: Reframing Salvation”. This talk was the 5th installment in their 8-week series “Our Authentic Spiritual Journey,” which they are presenting at Unity Church of the Hills in Austin. It got me thinking about how my own thoughts … Continue reading “Love Is The Answer To Every Question”
It could be said that the main purpose of A Course In Miracles [ACIM] is to teach the lessons necessary for us to learn how to teach only love. ACIM does not aim to teach the “meaning of love,” which it maintains is “beyond what can be taught.” However, it does aim to teach us … Continue reading “Teach Only Love”
Without a doubt, peace is my favorite word. To me, peace is more than just a pleasant sounding word, peace is the experience I seek more than any other in my life. It would be fair to say that peace is the reason behind every choice I make. For the record, I am not saying … Continue reading “Being A Catalyst For Peace”
In this debut episode of the Soul Diving with Rick Busby podcast, titled “My Favorite Word Is Peace,” we talk about war and peace, both within our own selves and in the world. Along the way, we learn that we may not always be able to change the external world, but we can always change … Continue reading “Soul Diving EP 001: My Favorite Word Is Peace”
The first idea to understand about spiritual understanding is that no one ever attains it without first striving for it. As Charles Fillmore emphasizes in The Twelve Powers, each of our creative faculties of mind is a potential power. The development of these powers to their fullest expression is not an automatic process, nor is it … Continue reading “Understanding Spiritual Understanding”
In the “Foreword to the 40th Anniversary Edition” of Eric Butterworth’s spiritual classic, Discover the Power Within You, the esteemed poet Maya Angelou acknowledges her affinity for the compelling idea at the very heart of Butterworth’s teachings. Namely, that “the power of God, the essential spirit, is within each of us.” This idea is also at … Continue reading “The Greatest Discovery of All Time”
When I was six years old, which, for the record, was almost 50 years ago, my family went on vacation to Lookout Mountain in Tennessee. We lived in Nashville at the time and I have two specific memory recalls from that summer trip. First, me and my middle brother Ron, aged 5 at the time, … Continue reading “How Does Your Light Shine? – (Part I of II)”
Despite our philosophical, religious, political and cultural indoctrination to the contrary, the greatest thing a man can do for mankind is not to lay down his life for another. The greatest gift any man can give to another, or indeed to all of mankind, is to live his life to the fullest of its potential, … Continue reading “The Greatest Lie Ever Told – (Part I of II)”
