Category: Excerpts from Finding Heaven In The Dark

FINDING HEAVEN IN THE DARK



The Vietnam War was becoming more unpopular every day. It had become an open and …

Martin Brett spoke calmly, but passionately, as he recounted his own experiences of trying to …

Foreword:



Life is beautiful and perfect. We are surrounded by intelligence and excellence at every level of existence, and yet …

Finding Heaven In The Dark
Excerpt from Chapter 3                    Boy Is Father To The Man …

   It was my first earthquake. Like anyone who lived in Los Angeles,
I experienced tremors at times. Sometimes, your mind could not
understand …

It was early December and the skid-row missions teemed with
winter transients. I wasn’t scheduled to speak at services, but
became a last minute …

I could see I had somewhat overwhelmed her, but much of what
I said registered as she nodded attentively. “Wow, that’s heavy,” she
said. …

The meditation-observation exercise was a nonhabit-forming
practice. That was the bad news. One must commit to practice it
each time like new. Unfortunately, there …