Seeking Greater Light Articles

The Fourth Way of Gurdjieff, part 2

So, back to my quest to understand what Gurdjieff calls the Fourth Way, also called "The Work." I think the word "Work" is a good choice since the Fourth Way requires work. But it's not about sacrifice and suffering through the events in your life. Sometimes that's...

The many benefits of Lemongrass

Lemongrass Essential Oil Uses Sometimes I use lemongrass essential oil instead of tea tree oil when making antifungal cream. I like the scent so well that I have added it to lotions -- like the CeraVe Lotion. I add about ten drops to it. Shake it up and use it. ...

Lessons on the value of money

I can't even remember the year, but I think it was 1972, when I had mononucleosis. My dad had a good sense of humor. And really, he had good taste in clothes. Well, maybe this wasn't his best example, but come on the glasses are totally cool. He didn't dress like he...

Seeker, part 1

I am a seeker, an independent thinker -- I am not what the LDS church would consider an entrenched member -- in fact, according to their surveys and research, I'm more likely to leave the church. This may be one of the blessings of the covid pandemic -- I had to stop...
A visionary man

A visionary man

I don't think it's a coincidence that the Nephite prophet, Mormon, chose to open the Book of Mormon with the story of...

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The Mother of Life

The Mother of Life

  I listened to Hugh Nibley this morning and found this morsel of light about the Mother of Life. Nibley relates...

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I’m not a saint

I’m not a saint

No, I'm not confessing to anything I've done, but I'm not comfortable with being called a "Saint." In fact, I'm a...

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Moses and Easter

Moses and Easter

Passover. Moses and Easter. I remember the day I finally put it together -- the meaning of the word Passover -- how...

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Exiled theme

A recurrent theme in Biblical history is a people exiled from their homeland. If you think about it, when we're born...

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