Spiritual advice & Philosophy

Elementary school is the foundation of a succesful education in the future of any student in any highly educated nation. It is imperative that the child learn well from a good teacher and from good loving parents in order to become a good productive citizen for the future. Education starts at home and well before a child is born.  I remember, when I was talking to my wife and my daughter was uneasy and restless in her Mother’s womb.  But as soon as she heard the vibrations of my voice she calmed down.   In ancient Athens it was believed that good music was good for the soul to be born. The child begins the life journey of  learning in the womb.  And Greeks played the harp, lyre and pan flute around the future child.  We also used to  play at home soft music of Kitaro, Nakai, Specially the album ‘Sacred Spirit’ and noticed that my daughter will stop kicking Mom inside her tummy and then became very quiet. Instruction in School is part of the school curriculum and works effectivel

THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY - On April 30th, 1991, I began a transformational time in my life as the monastery cook at the SRF Lake Shrine, in direct answer to an impassioned prayer and a prescient dream, leading to more blessings than I will ever be able to count. In gratitude for that blessing, I thought I'd share this chapter from "Romancing the Divine" - a devotional memoir full of stories like this one, and memories of saints I have known. I found it's good sometimes to get angry with God! :) Chapter Twenty-Three – The Lake Shrine The saints I’ve known warned us not to share experiences. I mean those sacred ones that are intimate moments between you and God, moments of bliss, of vision, or of favors. You will very often find that those moments lose something of their sanctity and special intimate quality if you speak of them too freely to others. Jesus spoke of this, of those who pray in public in order to be seen as pious, that they already have their small reward. B