by Mark Gilbert | Feb 28, 2023 | Spiritual Essays
Let’s briefly consider the topic of giving and receiving as an aspect of spirituality. What comes to mind when you hear “giving and receiving”? Does that make your mind jump to what your relationship is with “stuff” in the material world and whether you want to give...
by Mark Gilbert | Feb 6, 2023 | New Thought
From time to time, I like to take a question and explore it from a New Thought and spiritual evolutionary perspective. Today we consider a question about the necessity of religion. Below my take is some background on the question and a link to some other takes. If you...
by Mark Gilbert | Jan 7, 2023 | New Thought
When I first encountered New Thought teachings, I found myself confused by the constant use of the term “the Law”. Part of the problem for me was that I tended to want to plug in some variation on meaning that related to the “laws” created by...
by Mark Gilbert | Dec 13, 2022 | New Thought
Behind every issue that we perceive as a “problem” in our lives, be it in our personal lives or in the greater world at large, there is some cause. To what “cause” do we lay at its feet the label of “blame”? What is really the...
by Mark Gilbert | Nov 17, 2022 | New Thought
I have long been a student of Science of Mind founder, Ernest Holmes. Over the long span of his career, with writings covering the period of 1918-1960, he has frequently displayed a deeply mystical side to his teachings. However, I recently came across some writings...