Sunday Morning The past is burned in the fire of time

In Oberwil, Switzerland, where I was just a few short weeks ago, the church bells are surely ringing, as they do throughout each day, along with the cowbells. I love hearing the cow bells and they remind me that at least some cows are still free to roam the hills, not locked in dark barns, unable to move at all. Although most animals have no choice but to bend to the will of man, human beings do have a choice. We can choose to walk a spiritual path. We can choose to keep on trekking, no matter how hard or dark the way may seem. And it does seem hard and dark at times.


This is why we have our school, a place to congregate together. I myself find it comforting to know that I can come here anytime, day or night, and write to all of you or perhaps read a post or comment one of you have written. I know from speaking to you, that many of you stop here regularly, even when you do not write anything....many of you are sitting there, way in the back, reading what others have written.

Today, remember that the past is over. It is already burned in the fire of time. This does not mean only the distant past....but even an hour ago, a moment ago. It's all the past, and it's all already gone. Do your best not to harshly blame or condemn yourself for what has happened, even a moment ago. What's important is right now. Right now is where you have the power to understand, grow, and evolve into a new life--a clear and simple life, based not upon fear, but upon Truth.

While it is important to see and understand our past mistakes, so that we learn not to repeat them, it is equally important not to linger in guilt, blame, and regret. These are dark emotions that can pull us down so far we can barely get up. What matters is who you are right now, this moment, not who you were even 10 minutes ago. Understanding and redemption can happen in an instant, just as the sun can move from behind dark clouds and light up the day in an instant.

Please know that you are deserving of complete love, just as you are. You are loved as you are. When you really know this, you will already be free; there will, in essence, be no "you" to wonder and worry if you can be loved. You will be love.