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Just as there is a range of sound beyond what the human ear can hear, so is there a range of vision that is beyond the sight of our physical eyes. The vastness of creation in all its dimensions is barely glimpsed through the limitations of the physical senses, and yet it is constantly and subtly influencing all that we …

In the midst of the political campaigning that precedes our country’s election day, it’s easy to get lost in the word-spin and sleight-of-speech that weave confusing cocoons around slogans of presumed truth. Yet voters are increasingly seeking to know what the real truth is behind it all, the reality beneath the rippling surface reflections. Human consciousness is unfolding into deeper …

The holiday season here in Sydney has passed leaving lingering memories of restful days in the summer heat. For some it seems to have passed all too quickly as our sense of time seems to speed up. This “quickening” of time grows out of our expanding awareness – of the wider world beyond the immediately personal and of effects, through …

Around the globe, commemorations of Armistice Day have drawn our focus through the sweep of time since the destructive force of the First World War came to an end. After enduring subsequent wars and conflicts, we realise that it was not, as hoped, the “war to end all wars”. In some ways we are a little wiser now, and the …

We may not often realise how deeply anchored we can be in the “way things are” until a crisis shakes us loose from old moorings and strips away the encrustation of barnacles from our little vessel so it may sail into the ocean of life. In such times – even if only temporarily – we can be reduced to our essence, …

If we listen deeply enough we can hear the first notes of the coming Age of Light already sounding throughout the world. They remind us that we have been given such a beautiful world in which to learn and grow. Even the impact of the most limited vision cannot destroy the inherent beauty, life and presence which shines through even …

As we enter the New Year we find that, while mainstream news programs continue to warn and report about violence and destruction, there is something irrepressible in the human spirit as we celebrate a New Year with a kaleidoscope of light and sound. Fireworks displays around the world bring a moment – a seeding time – of oneness throughout the …