by Barbara, published Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 at 10:40 am
There is a common fountain of love that gave birth to this world and to all of us; a common fountain of love from which we all drink, that renews and sustains all being. There is a vast intelligence that is only barely discernible to our human minds.
There is something we can know that is real and...
by Barbara, published Thursday, March 14th, 2019 at 2:04 pm
This is a hybrid (or perhaps a halfbreed) combination of an oral, in person teaching and a solitary written one. It doesn’t scan well but that is perhaps the nature of the beast. Thanks to Susan Westlund and Jan Schaeffer for their assistance.
Barbara Cordts’ Teaching, Sanctuary in the Pines
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by Barbara, published Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 at 6:21 pm
Everything is mind (or consciousness, if you prefer) This is not to say that the world, or things, are not real. Just that they are aspects of consciousness. For example, you donʼt know me. You know your version of me which exists as an aspect of your mind. We can only know mind, our organ of percep...
by Barbara, published Monday, March 27th, 2017 at 4:43 pm
I received these questions recently and there is no way I can answer with simple yes/no responses. So here are the questions and a more detailed response.
“I had a conversation with a couple of friends last night. The question came up ‘can a baby be born and the soul of the baby enter months...
by Barbara, published Thursday, January 26th, 2017 at 7:44 pm
In a recent post I said that the body IS the soul, made flesh. This is no different than saying the body is the Mind, by certain definitions of mind, or that the body is consciousness, as is everything. Mind and body are not separate, though they may seem so to us.
When we are involved in a...
by Barbara, published Sunday, July 3rd, 2016 at 5:00 pm
I received the following after recent horrific events: “...will you speak to the presence of what we perceive of as evil in the world and how best to respond to it?” and also, “I have been wondering how it is that I have been so “lucky” to find myself in the company of so many “good” people.”
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by Barbara, published Tuesday, June 14th, 2016 at 2:10 pm
When we see that someone is suffering, for whatever reason and in whatever way, we have a natural inclination to comfort them. (It is true that some people have this inclination conditioned out of them, but there is ample evidence of natural empathic response, even in infants and even to strangers....
by Barbara, published Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 at 11:44 am
Most human beings like the feeling of knowing. This liking has many aspects. It can be comforting and reassuring in areas of our psyche and experience that might cause us discomfort or anxiety. “If I know and understand, I can predict, control, avoid, manage the situation or relationship in su...