My Place in the Universe

My Place in the Universe The Ocean I see and sail is my brother. The Wind is my sister. It brings hope. It is fresh and new. The Sky is my father and mother and the creators. It is very great. The Earth is my ancestors and the past. I thank the past and look ahead. I...

Spiritual Message from Native American Elders

A Spiritual Message from Native American Elders Spiritual health is the key to holistic health. We pray to have the discipline to set healthy examples for our children to follow. Respecting everything and everyone in the universe starts with self-respect. To the...

Our Spirit May Wander and Come Back

Our Spirit May Wander and Come Back Although my spirit may wander the four corners of the earth, Let it come back to me again so that I may live and journey here. Although my spirit may go far away over the sea, Let it come back to me again so that I may live and...

Acting Without Effort – Wu Wei

Acting without Effort (Diminishing Will, Letting Be, Wu Wei) The Tao Te Ching alludes to “diminishing doing” or “diminishing will” as the key aspect of the sage’s success. Taoist philosophy recognizes that the Universe already works...

Spiritual Song of the Aborigine – By Hyllus Maris

I am a child of the Dreamtime People Part of this Land, like the gnarled gumtree I am the river, softly singing Chanting our songs on my way to the sea My spirit is the dust-devils Mirages, that dance on the plain I’m the snow, the wind and the falling rain...