Faith

Across our beautiful planet, every living being has faith in god, even if they are not aware of it.

Certainly, we all have faith in ourself, that we live and breath, work and pay taxes. So for every living being who does not question their own existence, at one point they must ask: Who Am I? Once done, that is faith in god, in an ineffable force, in an absolute reality, in a sum total of all that lives.

We may not be god, but we are of god - just as a drop of water is of the ocean. And none can doubt that the taste of their tears - of sadness or joy - is salty. So to do our lives reflect god.

Om Peace!
Yogini Valarie Devi

Why Centering Prayer?

"For this reason, whenever you feel

yourself drawn to devote yourself

to this work, and whenever you feel by

grace that you have been called

to do it, lift up your heart toward God

with a meek stirring of love.

And understand by God the God

who made you and formed you

and who has graciously called you

to your present degree; and do

not accept in your mind any other

conception of God. And not even

all of this is necessary, but only

if you are so inclined, for a naked

intent direct to God is sufficient

without anything else."

-The Cloud of Unknowing

14th century contemplative text