If there were no such thing as sympathy for the plight of others, then indeed the world would be a sorry place. In public life there would be no social harmony: at the workplace no cooperation: and within the home no loving kindness. On the other hand you might wonder whether sympathy is always a … Continue reading Sympathy – Can I feel more warmth to others?
There is an idea around that what God is looking for from us is praise, adulation, flattery. But who creates human beings just to get to be worshipped? If parents had children for that reason we would call them psychos. Another brief video from offTheLeftEye
I wish Howard could be more open-minded. He is an 18-year-old student, and is in the same situation as many young people living away from home for the first time. I am concerned for him because he is not one to readily take up new opportunities for meeting new people, and for engaging in new … Continue reading Open-minded – Are you this about spiritual ideas?
Vision Day Sat 8th March 2014 10am – 4pm Swedenborg Open Learning Centre, 25 Radcliffe New Road, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 1LE tel 0161 7662521 Open to everyone with a SOLCe connection. Explore the way ahead in our enjoyable Vision Day. A great opportunity to share hopes, fears and fresh ideas. Cost: free Leader Phil Wood … Continue reading Vision Day
Motivation is about why you do things and why you are living in the way you are. What are you interested in? Buying some new clothes? Supporting your sports team? Eating your favourite meal? Anticipating an exciting trip abroad? We each want many things. I imagine your individual list will fill several pages – music, … Continue reading Motivation – How good are my desires?
I was in the theatre audience listening to a stand-up comic. We hadn’t gone to see him, he was just the warm up guy. He was telling filthy stories about people I greatly respected. I wanted to leave but I was hemmed in by those seated on my row and I knew if I stood … Continue reading Courage – How do I find it?
Why is the Church declining … and is that a bad thing? Spring Workshop led by Phil Wood Thursday 27th Feb 2014 2pm – 4pm The Swedenborg Open Learning Centre, 25 Radcliffe New Road, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 1LE The title of one book says that UK church membership is a “nose dive”. Church attendance is … Continue reading Why is the Church declining – and is that a bad thing?
The Swedenborg Open Learning Centre 25 Radcliffe New Rd, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1LE phone 01617662521 0161 7662521 Thurs 20th March 2014 1pm – 4pm Being One Feeling at one is something we may yearn for – oneness within ourselves and with those around us. We may experience glimpses of this and numerous spiritual writers and … Continue reading Being One: Spiritual Gems Workshop
Controversially, a petition signed by 100,000 people has called for some re-allocation of the UK’s foreign aid budget to help compensate the victims of British floods and improve flood defences. The annual £11bn budget is aimed at alleviating poverty and helping crisis-hit areas around the world. Similarly, grumbling voices in the right-wing media have criticised … Continue reading Aid – Should charity begin at home?
Swedenborg Open Learning Centre, Thurs 20th February 2014 1pm – 4pm 25 Radcliffe New Road, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 1LE To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower. William Blake Are you ever moved by the beauty of a flower or feel in awe of the grandeur … Continue reading Gems Workshop: Soul Symbols in Nature