Portland Center for Spiritual Living Podcast
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Portland Center for Spiritual Living Podcast
Portland Center for Spiritual Living provides spiritual tools to transform lives and make the world a better place.
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This Thing Called God – So, Why Not Believe in God?
Faith does not come easily to everybody. Some struggle with the whole concept of a deity even existing, let alone being responsible for all creation....
This Thing Called God – God: What’s in a Name?
The Great Thing Itself, what some call “God”, has no name, but goes by at least 1,000 names. We’ll explore the many names for “God” across different f...
A Life of Purpose
Is the course of our lives predetermined; one of fate? How much control do we have? What does that thing we call “God” have to do with it? Come fin...
Pride as a Spiritual Practice
Happy Pride! Today is Pride Day here in Portland. Pride has been a source of confidence, self-respect and solidarity for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community fo...
Selfishness Done Right
Selfishness is putting one’s own needs before those of others. This is sometimes necessary, as in self-care. But, can showing care and compassion for...
Creative Intelligence and the Elements of Life
Earth, Wind, Fire, Water – the four basic elements, each essential to life as we know it. This week, we take a look at the magnificent Intelligence at...
The Ultimate Goal of Life
All humans desire, and ought, to be free. In celebration of Juneteenth and July 4th, we look at the ultimate goal of life for all people, freedom from...
Live Love Louder
Every day, in every way, we are getting better and better, no matter what we think! How can we tone down any negativity in our lives, including negat...
The Solution to Every Problem
What if there were one thing that could solve every problem, no matter what it is? No matter how big? No matter how entrenched? There is – The Golden...
Strength Through Vulnerability
Vulnerability is not being weak. Vulnerability is actually essential for real strength.
Past is Present, but not Precedent
Our history, individually and collectively, lives in us, we carry it with us, and it informs and impacts our present experiences.
The Nobility of Truth
This week, we look at the profound importance of truth in our lives.
It's All Sacred
In our teaching, everything is from and of The One Divine Life. If that’s so, then isn’t everything sacred, connected to God in some way? Let’s explor...
A New Birth
Rev. Ruth Miller explores the possibility that our life, today, is in a different kind of womb--and we are about to be born.
Renewal of Our Collective Humanity
There is a lot of what appears to be not Love active in our world today. Many of us ask, where is the humanity? It lies with and in us. As we renew ou...
Be a Non-Conformist
Ralph Waldo Emerson, in his essay entitled “Self-Reliance,” encourages us to be non-conformists, if we are to become our best selves. But, refusing to...
Who Are You Becoming?
As we experience constant change in our lives, we get to ask ourselves – Who am I becoming? What is wanting to express through me? This week, we explo...
Renewal and the Cycle of Life
Life is cyclical, and sometimes chaotic. We go through periods of growth, hardships, renewal, sometimes in neat orderly cycles, and sometimes it feels...
Shake Hands with the Ego
The ego gets a bad rap. We spend a lot of time, effort, and spiritual practice trying to not let it lead our lives, and that’s good! But, let’s not ge...
Good Medicine
Health includes not only our physical well-being, but also our emotional, mental, financial, and spiritual well-being. And, our body, mind, and spirit...
The Power of Sabbath
Sabbath can conjure up images of strict religious observance, no play, and fear of retribution for breaking the rules. But, in today’s fast-paced worl...
Peace and Nonviolence: Inspiration for These Times
Peace! Everyone wants it, many pray for it, some even devote their life’s work to it. Yet, there is so much that is not peace in the world. How can we...
The Demonstration of Love
We often think about love being a demonstration of a gift or kind gesture to give or to receive. How would life change if we saw love as a demonstrati...
With Ease and Grace?
Life is hard; at times, it can feel like we’re pushing against the current getting nowhere. It seems rational to find and take the easy way through it...
A Positive Spirituality: No Dogma, Only Freedom
This month we go back to basics, exploring some of the foundational principles of our spiritual philosophy as a Center for Spiritual Living, a positiv...
A Positive Spirituality: No Hell, Only Heaven Within
No Hell, Only Heaven Within – This month we go back to basics, exploring some of the foundational principles of our spiritual philosophy as a Center f...
A Positive Spirituality: No Sin, Only Cause and Effect
This month we go back to basics, exploring some of the foundational principles of our spiritual philosophy as a Center for Spiritual Living, a positiv...
No Judgment, Only Unconditional Love
This month we go back to basics, exploring some of the foundational principles of our spiritual philosophy as a Center for Spiritual Living, a positiv...
Rising of the Christ Consciousness – Part 2 – Being the Light
As we approach Christmas, we look at Christ Consciousness. Attaining Christ Consciousness was not an accomplishment exclusive to Jesus of Nazareth; he...
Rising of the Christ Consciousness – Part 1 – Preparing The Way, In Darkness
As we approach Christmas, we look at Christ Consciousness. Attaining Christ Consciousness was not an accomplishment exclusive to Jesus of Nazareth; he...
Yes, Virginia, There IS a Santa Clause
One hundred twenty seven years later the answer is the same. What are your thoughts? Your beliefs? What do you KNOW in your heart of hearts? Let’s del...
Don’t Confuse the Finger for the Moon
The Buddha taught, “My teaching is like the finger pointing at the moon. Do not confuse the finger for the moon.” We teach, we study, we learn, we med...
What Now?
The election is over and the votes are in (hopefully). Now what? How do we move forward, together, when some are filled with joy and some with despair...
The Transformative Power of Awe
Awe is a powerful experience, a spiritual on ramp. Dr. Dacher Keltner defines Awe as “the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that tran...
Prosperity and Gratitude
Gratitude is a spiritual super-power. We close-out our Partners in Prosperity series by looking at the role of gratitude in both growing our prosperit...
Nothing Is Pie
Our society constantly bombards us with messages of scarcity. But, all the important things in life, all the things that help us feel prosperous – non...
Collective Prosperity
Ernest Holmes said we should wish for no private good when we pray, that what we desire for ourselves we should desire for all humans. We Are One; wha...
What is Proosperity
What do you think of when you hear the word prosperity? There’s a good chance you’re thinking of financial freedom. While prosperity can mean that, th...
Peace on Earth: Taking Inspired Action
When it feels like everything is falling into pieces, Truth reveals there is a pathway of Peace amidst the chaos. Our individual presence matters and...
Hanging in the Balance
There’s a point in every process where things are not what they were, but not yet what they are becoming, and how we manage this liminal state is key...