Upcoming Events
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Crystal Bowls Sound Meditation With Kathleen Lawrence We are thrilled to host Kathleen as she joins us for an afternoon filled with healing resonance and harmonies. Please call us to reserve your spot, space is limited. Date To Be Determined Suggested donation: $15 |
"Your Mind, Body and Spirit Center on the Monterey Bay Peninsula"
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Title of Interest
The Dalai Lama's Cat, a novel by David Michie In a world revolving around materialism, spend the day observing the world from a new point of view with the Dalai Lama's cat. Once a kitten struggling in the streets of New Delhi, Mousie-Tung is rescued and becomes a loved part of His Holiness' court. Through her eyes, watch celebrities, philanthropists, and others come and go, and learn insightful takes on how to find happiness in an ever increasingly chaotic and material world. |
Weekly Blessing
Wiccan Blessing
May the positive energy of the Universe surround you, flow through you, and bring peace to your mind, Love to your heart, and calm to your spirit. -Unknown |
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The Magic of Goodness
It seems the quality of goodness sometimes gets a bad rap, almost as if people feel there is something corny about being good. And it’s true that there is a superficial kind of so-called “goodness” that is prompted by a desire to conform or to be “obedient” to authorities. This kind of timid conformity to opinions or traditions or supposed authorities in order not to make waves is not authentic goodness, and is in fact closer to fear. Real goodness is heroic, for it often flies in the face of tradition and the supposed “authorities” that would enslave the human spirit.
There is a deeper goodness, a true goodness, a quality of loving-kindness that shines from the hearts of some people and which prompts them to beneficent actions and heroic deeds. This true goodness springs from the deepest center of the human spirit. It is this kind of goodness that characterized the lives of people such as Jesus, Thoreau, Albert Schweitzer, Gandhi, Tolstoy and Mother Teresa (to name a few). Such goodness has an immense power to heal and bring new life; it may also cause tremendous upheaval and is frequently revolutionary in its power. True goodness is often resisted violently by entrenched, established powers. Yet like the flower that breaks through concrete, true goodness is irresistible and will eventually build a new world.
Goodness that springs from deep love and wisdom is the antidote to the world’s ills. This ancient yet ever-new goodness is taking root in the hearts and minds of many people today; it resists evil by its own incandescence, and causes shadows to vanish by its mere presence. Though the temporal powers that would rule this world attempt to crush the emissaries of this goodness they will fail; it is a revolutionary power that will bring into manifestation a new culture and a new world. The seeds of this new world are being planted amidst the paroxysms of the old culture of violence, warfare and exploitation that will soon be dying around us. The forerunners of this new world of benign culture are those whose hearts shine with love and whose minds are illumined by the light of wisdom that radiates from the source of their being, the eternally living spirit.
At Luminata we are dedicated to fostering the renewal of healthy life-ways based on the world's wisdom traditions. We believe it is imperative to stay positive and hopeful in these days of awakening. Our goal is to assist our customers in finding tools and products that aid them in reaching their full potential. In the garden of our lives we can only reap the fruits of the seeds we have sown. Our view is that the seeds of the new era are being planted and will germinate with a radiant light. We will continue to provide you with "seeds" for cultivating a life of promise and renewal. –- Emory
There is a deeper goodness, a true goodness, a quality of loving-kindness that shines from the hearts of some people and which prompts them to beneficent actions and heroic deeds. This true goodness springs from the deepest center of the human spirit. It is this kind of goodness that characterized the lives of people such as Jesus, Thoreau, Albert Schweitzer, Gandhi, Tolstoy and Mother Teresa (to name a few). Such goodness has an immense power to heal and bring new life; it may also cause tremendous upheaval and is frequently revolutionary in its power. True goodness is often resisted violently by entrenched, established powers. Yet like the flower that breaks through concrete, true goodness is irresistible and will eventually build a new world.
Goodness that springs from deep love and wisdom is the antidote to the world’s ills. This ancient yet ever-new goodness is taking root in the hearts and minds of many people today; it resists evil by its own incandescence, and causes shadows to vanish by its mere presence. Though the temporal powers that would rule this world attempt to crush the emissaries of this goodness they will fail; it is a revolutionary power that will bring into manifestation a new culture and a new world. The seeds of this new world are being planted amidst the paroxysms of the old culture of violence, warfare and exploitation that will soon be dying around us. The forerunners of this new world of benign culture are those whose hearts shine with love and whose minds are illumined by the light of wisdom that radiates from the source of their being, the eternally living spirit.
At Luminata we are dedicated to fostering the renewal of healthy life-ways based on the world's wisdom traditions. We believe it is imperative to stay positive and hopeful in these days of awakening. Our goal is to assist our customers in finding tools and products that aid them in reaching their full potential. In the garden of our lives we can only reap the fruits of the seeds we have sown. Our view is that the seeds of the new era are being planted and will germinate with a radiant light. We will continue to provide you with "seeds" for cultivating a life of promise and renewal. –- Emory