The mystery, the essence of all life, is not separate from the silent openness of simple listening. ~Toni Packer Listening. That’s not something many of us are very good at. While we’re listening to music or podcasts, our minds are often engaged in something else. We pride ourselves on multi-tasking, not realizing that our minds […]| www.galenpearl.com
The mystery, the essence of all life, is not separate from the silent openness of simple listening. ~Toni Packer Listening. That’s not something many of us are very good at. While we’re listening to music or podcasts, our minds are often engaged in something else. We pride ourselves on multi-tasking, not realizing that our minds […]| Galen Pearl
Walk sweetly with yourself. Find every reason possible to love who you are. ~Emmanuel’s Book IIThe Bible tells us to love our enemies as ourselves. The Dao De Jing speaks of extending self-love to all| Galen Pearl
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Years ago, I was standing on a sidewalk in Paris, close to a line of cars parked along the curb, chatting with some friends. Suddenly a deep voice bellowed from the car closest to me. “Step away from the car! Step away from the car!” I didn’t just step, I leapt several feet, crashing into […]| Galen Pearl
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ~Matthew 7:7I asked and indeed it was given to me. I sought and| Galen Pearl
Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far| Galen Pearl
I am never upset for the reason I think. ~A Course in MiraclesWhat happens when we feel disturbed? The mind starts thinking. Emotions flood the body with sensation. At least that is what happened to| Galen Pearl
Years ago, I happened to be at a church service where a pastor candidate was giving what I called an “audition sermon.” After the service, the congregation was invited to stay and ask questions. One| Galen Pearl
I ran across this phrase “always and already” in a book by one of my favorite spiritual teachers/writers Adyashanti. The phrase filled me with reassurance. We are always and already enlightened. We are always and| Galen Pearl
When an item is sold “as is,” it means that there is no warranty. The buyer accepts the item in its current condition and assumes all responsibility for whatever happens, understanding that there are no| Galen Pearl
Rest in peace. This is something we often say to or about the dearly departed. It’s a lovely sentiment, so lovely that I wonder why we wish it exclusively to those who have died. Wouldn’t it be nice to rest in peace while we’re still alive? Some might respond with the familiar saying “I can […]| Galen Pearl
I could see peace instead of this. ~A Course in MiraclesA friend of mine some years ago had worked very hard to get to a position of success. He had a good job and was| Galen Pearl
Stories have power. We all know this. Jesus taught love in parables. Aesop’s wisdom was embedded in fables. Biographers tell life stories. Stories touch our hearts, tickle our funnybones, challenge us, inform us, inspire us. And sometimes stories entrap us. I have listened over the last year to one person’s stories about me, stories that […]| Galen Pearl
I was walking with a friend recently, relating to her some of my experience two years ago when I began the year with a prayer to the universe. I prayed out loud every morning asking for liberation, whatever it takes. Apparently, for me it took getting cancer. Not what I had in mind, but I […]| Galen Pearl
I don’t need to go there. ~Swami Khecaranatha When I use my car’s GPS to set my route to a particular destination, sometimes I miss a turn or even intentionally take a little detour, distracted by one thing or another. The nice computer lady who gives me directions never fusses at me. I see the […]| Galen Pearl
I meet the Beloved In the garden of silenceWhere we breathe each otherInto One| Galen Pearl
Carpe the fuck out of this diem. ~slogan on a pair of socksSeveral years ago, a friend gave me a pair of socks with this slogan on each sock. I don’t know what motivated her| Galen Pearl
Contentment is subversive. That might sound like an odd statement in the midst of angry protests, marches, boycotts, rallies, and disruptions. But think about it. Our integrated systems of politics, religion, economics, law, and healthcare are all based, in one way or another, on discontent. Our economy, to take one example, is driven by consumerism. […]| Galen Pearl
I choose to allow these very conditions to be those conditions under which I now learn to choose love. ~The Way of MasteryThis quote encourages me to keep my heart open in all circumstances. I| Galen Pearl
For by their fruits you shall know them. ~Matthew 7:16The Bible teaches that we know who people are by their fruits. I’ve been thinking about that lately. By what characteristics do we measure people? What| Galen Pearl
If a problem has a solution, there is no need to worry. If a problem does not have a solution, there is no need to worry.~the Dalai Lama Worry is so ingrained in most of us that we are not even aware of the “worry loop” spinning in the background of our thoughts. At least […]| Galen Pearl
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