Deirdre Hade

“This world is a beginning and a base,  Where Life and Mind erect their structured dreams An unborn power must build reality.” ​​​​​​ –  Sri Aurobindo  Savitri; The Secret Knowledge The Practice of Contemplation Dear Friends, My heart is forever grateful for your outpouring of love and support at the loss of my little angel and best friend Yeled. Every day I go … Read More

This is a poem about the great ships that wandered the oceans, ​​​​And groaned sometimes in deep voices, grumbling about fog and submerged peaks,​​​​​ But usually they sliced the pages of tropical seas in silence,​​​​ Divided by height, category, and class, just like our communities and hotels. –  From, Great Ships, by poet Adam Zagajewski, translated by Claire Cavanaugh​​​​​​​​​​​​​​. Dear Friends,​​ Thank you for your time and thank you for … Read More

 “Whenever your foundation is laid in God, there will be  nothing that can shake it, no matter how strong the storm is.” – Angelo M. Swinson. Dear Friends, I am writing you from my home. It has been a painful time for me as our family dog, Yeled, has been in the hospital for almost two weeks. First of all I want to say thank you to all … Read More

“The entire Universe is condensed in the body, and the entire body in the Heart. Thus the Heart is the nucleus of the whole Universe.” – Ramana Maharshi. Dear Friends, ​​​​​​​ It is the mystical experience that will take you into the heart of the Universe. The heart of heaven within is in you. It is in the very center of your soul and it … Read More

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”  ​​​​​​​– Buddha. The current global shift that has been a long time coming is part of our creation process. It is part of our evolutionary process so that we may become the spiritual beings and masters of the … Read More

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”  ​​​​​​​– Buddha. I hope you enjoyed the video from last week, How Acting Opened My Doorway for Divine Light. As I contemplate the quote, “All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players…” the reality of our shared dream becomes clearer and clearer.  We … Read More

“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.” ​​​​​​​– William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616. In meditating on what I wanted to share with you this week, I returned to some archives of mystical teachings … Read More

“The Voice of my Beloved!  Behold, came suddenly to redeem me, as if leaping over mountains, skipping over hills…” “ I thought I would be forever alone, but behold!” ​​​​​​​– Song of Songs. We all have the longing for a deeper experience of love. This is part of our human nature to desire to connect in a truly intimate way … Read More

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” ​​​​​​​– Maya Angelou. Love is necessary for a happy life. When we have love, we’re happy. It’s simple, but getting, understanding, and maintaining love tends to be more challenging. How do you go about creating a life of love and heart‑centered … Read More

“To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.” – Lao Tzu. Dear friends, I know all of you are experiencing a sigh of relief that there is at least a temporary halt to the government shutdown. The prayers of millions have managed to move the dial, and our leaders have responded. So, we are all very grateful. Please watch my video … Read More