It’s so good to have an office in a place that is fun to just hang out. Yesterday morning, I came in a little after nine to meet with a couple that wants me to marry them. In the evening, my wife and I were looking for something fun to do. What did we do? […]
Despite road work right in front of the shop, Above and Beyond is coming along quite well. We had a wonderful drum circle there Tuesday night. About 25 people attended. There were three races represented, gay and straight, old and young, all enjoying a most pleasant evening of music and fellowship in a relaxed living […]
I am very happy to see that modern scientists and researchers are seriously examining the precession of the equinoxes based on the premise that our sun orbits around another star which is its binary companion. This is the basis of the system of sidereal astrology derived from Vedic astrology which I use. It takes into […]
With spring here, I’ve been doing an increased number of pre-marital interviews, planning weddings and performing weddings. I’m preaching “Perfect or Imperfect, It’s Your Choice” and doing A Perfect Life Workshop at the LakeShore Interfaith Institute this Sunday. I’m also planning A Perfect Life Workshop, The Gathering and The Path of Love to be presented […]
Life flows on in a mysterious process all its own. We’re born, grow up, get indoctrinated into the culture, fill various roles, get old, get sick, die. Too many persons go through this process without seriously questioning why. I am constantly amazed by how many people buy into the status quo, swallow the propaganda and […]
It’s official. I’m now in my new office at Above and Beyond, 1136 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506. Why not stop by and see me sometime? The shop is very nice. There’s a tea and coffee bar, candles, incense, jewelry, books, clothing, CDs and lots of other great things including the people who […]
I have been an adherent of process theology for quite some time now. We and all creation are constantly in process. God is also in process. God is not static but dynamic. Our relationship to God is also dynamic and in process. We do not have to do things today as they were done yesterday […]
Here it is Easter again. It’s still cold, cloudy and dreary in this part of the world. Yet as one advances in spiritual maturity, spring blooms eternal in the soul. When our light shines within, it overcomes any darkness outside. It’s nice for Jesus that he was resurrected from the dead almost 2,000 years ago, […]
I have just been reading Gaudiya Discussions -> A Rational Approach to Modernizing which very intelligently deals with how to modernize the teachings of Krishna Chaitanya and his followers so that intelligent Westerners may benefit from these spiritual teachings. The intersection of science and religion is also discussed. While I do not agree with everything […]
I was recently introduced to the Thom Hartmann radio program. It is good to hear someone on the radio who speaks openly and honestly about current events from a progressive point of view. I have been an avid listener of NPR, but now by comparison they sound very bland. In Grand Rapids, MI, he is […]