by Cate Montana | Aug 6, 2021 | the E-Blog
I don’t know how long I’ve chased false idols. But it’s been somewhere around 60 years now. The latest and (hopefully) assault from the Idol of Youth came as I approached my 70th birthday this year. Twenty pounds heavier than last year, recovering from an injury...
by Cate Montana | Jul 25, 2021 | the E-Blog
We are told our minds are powerful tools. That anything we can imagine we can create. And this is true. Which begs the question: “Why have we not imagined and created a world without suffering?” Because we don’t believe it’s possible. Suffering is everywhere. It’s...
by Cate Montana | Jun 10, 2021 | the E-Blog
Here lies the entire problem with the self-help movement and most spiritual efforts. Who is the “I” practicing mindfulness and loving kindness? The ego. The illusory concept of the personal self we all carry in our heads. Who I really am—the divine Self—is love and...
by Cate Montana | May 11, 2021 | the E-Blog
Basically, I’ve been paralyzed to various degrees over this issue for decades. Starting off as a spiritual seeker back in the early 1980s, it was clear from the teachers and books that the ego self was something bad that needed to be transcended—or killed—at the very...
by Cate Montana | Feb 5, 2021 | the E-Blog
Ever felt lost? Confused? Uncertain? Yeah, me too. I like to joke about how I’ve never been lost geographically. Blessed with an acute sense of direction, hiking or driving from point A to point B has rarely been a problem for me. I wish I could say the same about...
by Cate Montana | Mar 10, 2021 | the E-Blog
Two metaphorical lightning bolts hit me this morning during the weekly Sunday morning class on A Course of Love. (A channeled teaching of Jesus, who clearly states it is his follow-up to A Course in Miracles.) The question came up, “How do I incorporate what I’m...
