Spiritual Perspectives Blog

reflections on human and world affairs


Author: Mark Salzedo

  • A Withering of the Law

    Little is known of Sri Krishna, a great spiritual Life, for much is lost in the annals of time, but through myths, legends, and spiritual scriptures, his name is […]

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  • Season’s Greetings

    Once again, and not surprisingly, 2021 has been a challenging year for so many. There is much to reflect on as we look out upon the unfolding drama of […]

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  • The Doctrine of the Heart

    From the holiest spheres of divine Life upon our planet to people everywhere, the flow of love ceaselessly flows, touching the hearts of all those who respond in some […]

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  • A Cascade of Crises

    If history teaches us anything, it is that we (human beings) have the propensity to make the same or similar mistakes time and again. No doubt this is a […]

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  • A Butterfly’s Wings

    Nearly fifty years ago, a distinguished meteorologist, mathematician, and climate predictability expert, Edward Lorenz, posed what was a now famous question at a meeting of the American Association for […]

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  • The Light of the East

    Around 1875, the Light of the East, the fount of the perennial philosophy, began to shine its profound wisdom into the minds of thinkers in the West. Visionary scholars […]

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  • The New Flowers of Ideas

    Today the world abounds in the power and communication of ideas, thought and planning. They underpin the very fabric of human life on a global scale. Ideas translate into […]

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  • The Theory of the Evolution of Light

    The spiritual sciences teach that when life and form, or spirit and matter, are brought into close proximity, then light (the soul) appears, consciousness is born, and the long […]

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  • The Importance of Goodwill

    There are a growing number of thinkers spanning continents and cultures who acknowledge the importance of goodwill in local, national and world affairs. Such is its significance that Alice […]

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  • The Play of Duality

    In an increasingly divided world, the ceaseless play of duality bears upon the weary human spirit. The spiritual and the material, the real and the unreal, and the progressive […]

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