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Divine Restlessness You have made us for Yourself, oh God, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you. St. Augustine of Hippo Br. Teadale looks at this famous passage and gives us his insightful view of what this restlessness is, and what it can mean to rest in God: “St. Augustine begins his great autobiographical book, The Confessions, with this prayer....

one-spirit-coaching.com Divine Restlessness You have made us for Yourself, oh God, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you. St. Augustine of Hippo Br. Teadale looks at this famous passage and gives u…

Being a Beneficial Presence

Being A Beneficial Presence Means… Anyone who wishes to help ”make the world better” must develop a deep sense of love and compassion, which is a reflection of one’s spiritual self in union with nature and Source.. One must be willing to explore one’s own illnesses and loneliness, and welcome change. Through looking within, we may become truly empty, leaving space to be filled by that which is Above....

Being a Beneficial Presence Being A Beneficial Presence Means… Anyone who wishes to help ”make the world better” must develop a deep sense of love and compassion, which is a reflection of one’s spiritual self in union with na…

Enfeebled Religion

Our own age seems primarily to need a rejuvenation of the supernatural forces to be affected by driving roots deeply into the nutritious energies of the Earth. Because it is not sufficiently moved by a truly human compassion, because it is not exalted by a sufficiently passionate admiration of the universe, our religion is becoming enfeebled. Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Cited in The Christian Mystics…...

Enfeebled Religion Our own age seems primarily to need a rejuvenation of the supernatural forces to be affected by driving roots deeply into the nutritious energies of the Earth. Because it is not sufficiently moved …

Returning and Its Lessons

Returning and Its Lessons We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all exploration Will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot Cited in Mystical Hours Wayne Teasdale adds these descriptive remarks: “The English-American poet, in one of his more mythical utterances, speaks of all of our explorations of experience-- be it of the inner life, nature, the cosmos, relationships, creativity, knowledge, poetry, music or art....

Returning and Its Lessons Returning and Its Lessons We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all exploration Will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot Cited in Mystical H…

Panentheism Outlined Man has no body distinct from his Soul: For what is called Body is a portion of the soul Discerned by the five senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age. William Blake Cited in Mystical Hours Br. Teasdale assists us in the wider comprehension through his discussion of body and soul in these words: “The great English mystical poet William Blake grasped what the mystic sages of India have always known: The body exists within the soul, and the soul is another way of speaking about consciousness....

one-spirit-coaching.com Panentheism Outlined Man has no body distinct from his Soul: For what is called Body is a portion of the soul Discerned by the five senses, the chief inlets of Soul in this age. William Blake Cited…

Forgiveness as a Decision

We decide to forgive. In reality, forgiveness can only help us. Sue Patton Thole Cited in Mystical Hours Brother Teasdale writes: As author Sue Patton Thole conveys so accurately with the analogy of a garden hose, we choke off our own vitality, our life force, when we withhold our forgiveness. This life force is actually love itself, which flows in all directions, in the act of forgiving.`...

Forgiveness as a Decision We decide to forgive. In reality, forgiveness can only help us.  Sue Patton Thole Cited in Mystical Hours Brother Teasdale writes: As author Sue Patton Thole conveys so accurately with the ana…

Hysterical Masculinity; The Sacred Work of Trees

8/02/2026 This is a summary of the previous week’s daily meditations. Some are written by Matthew Fox (MF) and some are written by his colleague, Gianluigi Gugliermetto. (GG) You can click on any title to view the DM in its entirety. Also, remember that each Monday DM continues to include a video teaching by Matthew Fox. Thank you for your loyal readership....

Hysterical Masculinity; The Sacred Work of Trees 8/02/2026 This is a summary of the previous week’s daily meditations. Some are written by Matthew Fox (MF) and some are written by his colleague, Gianluigi Gugliermetto. (GG) You can click on any t…

Trapping The Rational When the intellect becomes the slave of vices and passions, the supporter of lies, it becomes not only a perversion, but also an illness, and we cannot see the difference between truth and falsehood, good and evil, virtue and vice. William Ellery Channing Cited in Tolstoy’s Calendar of Wisdom Channing, as previously noted in this book, was the Boston based preacher who was the principal voice put forth the dissenting idea that became Unitarian Christianity....

one-spirit-coaching.com Trapping The Rational When the intellect becomes the slave of vices and passions, the supporter of lies, it becomes not only a perversion, but also an illness, and we cannot see the difference bet…

Where Our Attachments Are

Both denial and hope show us where our attachments are. Terry Tempest Williams Cited in Mystical Hours Wayne Teasdale gives us some insightful thoughts surrounding these two powerful emotions in these words: “Terry Tempest Williams, a writer and naturalist in residence at the Utah Museum of Natural History, demonstrates a deep understanding of human nature in identifying the meaning behind these two human tendencies....

Where Our Attachments Are Both denial and hope show us where our attachments are. Terry Tempest Williams Cited in Mystical Hours Wayne Teasdale gives us some insightful thoughts surrounding these two powerful emotions in th…

The Full Moon in Aquarius

July 29, 2026 at 10:33 AM EDT Sun at 6 of Leo; Moon at 6 of Aquarius Sun conjoins Jupiter; Trine Neptune; Sextile Uranus Moon conjoins Pluto; Sextile Neptune; Trine Uranus Since it is well known that the power and influence of Leo is not to be denied, and rarely underexpressed, it is important to note that this full moon is considered to be a powerful and important one- especially because of the closeness of the planets Jupiter to the Sun, and Pluto to the Moon…...

The Full Moon in Aquarius     July 29, 2026 at 10:33 AM EDT Sun at 6 of Leo; Moon at 6 of Aquarius     Sun conjoins Jupiter; Trine Neptune; Sextile Uranus Moon conjoins Pluto; Sextile Neptune; Tr…