The Harvey Weinstein fiasco is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to depravity in Hollywood and the power structures that rule this world. The maxim: “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” could not be more pertinent right now. The #MeToo hashtag campaign...
Category: Spiritual
Old Age is a Clue to Understanding Our Real Nature as Eternal Souls
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
June 5, 2017
You and I and every living thing are eternal souls having physical experiences. With age, comes a clear awareness that although our bodies age, we remain the same within — the same bright-eyed child — who believed in miracles and the impossible, until we got...
How Can I Master the Mind and Achieve My Goals
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
May 3, 2017
So how do you break free of all the mental shackles that hold you back in life? Recently I realized that I didn’t have to put in hours or even years trying to solve this dilemma. I didn’t have to interpret dreams, read endless...
When angels visit you – a true story of how we planned our baby
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
April 24, 2017
Soon after we were married in November 2014, my wife Juliana and I decided to have a baby in 2015. We planned to conceive the soul during our visit to Nepal in April, considering that high up in the sacred Himalayas would be a good...
Why do some vegans hate children?
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
March 7, 2017
The title of this blog is somewhat cutting, but I do qualify it by saying “some.” Certainly, not all vegans or partners without human children hate children. But sadly, there are some vegans that do actually hate children. Considering the fundamental reason for being a...
Grant writing and Social Entrepreneurship for Non-profit survival – My story
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
February 25, 2017
When I started my non-profit management career back in 1989 at the New Gokula Farm in the Hunter Valley, NSW, I had absolutely no training or experience when it came to fundraising or public relations. I learned the hard way – trial and error with...
2016 is over — Welcome 2017 — the rise of the citizen journalist
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
January 1, 2017
2016 has got to go down as one of the craziest years of our times. Instead of regurgitating all that was wrong with 2016, I will highlight just a couple of things and then look at the positives and how this is tied to the...
Giving praise to others is enriching to your soul
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
November 14, 2016
Praise goes a long way. We need to work harder to see the good qualities in others and let them know how much we admire and appreciate them. We’ve become accustomed to finding faults in others, because it takes the focus away from our own...
You and I are being manipulated by a biased media
posted by: Paul Rodney Turner
November 13, 2016
Too many people these days use Facebook’s timeline feed as their primary source of information. Although the idea is convenient it fails dismally on credibility. For one thing, our newsfeed is based on past likes and our faith in our network of friends to share...
I had not seen Radhanath Swami since the time I was living in New York in 2010. He has always been very kind to me and even back then when I was probably at my lowest point in life, he extended his compassionate hand to...