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This podcast features informal lectures from the Portland Center for Spiritual Living. Our Sunday services are at 9:00 & 11:00 AM, 6211 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Portland, Oregon. We use spiritual principles and tools--part of a "Science of Mind"--as taught by our founder Ernest Holmes. We…

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    • May 18, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 851 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Portland Center for Spiritual Living Podcast

    The Nobility of Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 22:45


    This week, we look at the profound importance of truth in our lives.

    It's All Sacred

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 25:52


    In our teaching, everything is from and of The One Divine Life. If that's so, then isn't everything sacred, connected to God in some way? Let's explore how this expands our concept of what is sacred in our everyday lives.

    It's All Sacred

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 25:52


    In our teaching, everything is from and of The One Divine Life. If that's so, then isn't everything sacred, connected to God in some way? Let's explore how this expands our concept of what is sacred in our everyday lives.

    A New Birth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 38:35


    Rev. Ruth Miller explores the possibility that our life, today, is in a different kind of womb--and we are about to be born.

    Renewal of Our Collective Humanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 32:03


    There is a lot of what appears to be not Love active in our world today. Many of us ask, where is the humanity? It lies with and in us. As we renew our spirits, become our best selves, and have the courage to be non-conformists, we pave the way for more love in the world, a love that resurrects our collective humanity.

    Be a Non-Conformist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 25:39


    Ralph Waldo Emerson, in his essay entitled “Self-Reliance,” encourages us to be non-conformists, if we are to become our best selves. But, refusing to conform has its risks. How do we muster the courage to be a non-conformist, and be our best selves, in an age of constant pressure to comply?

    Who Are You Becoming?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 31:03


    As we experience constant change in our lives, we get to ask ourselves – Who am I becoming? What is wanting to express through me? This week, we explore how to cultivate becoming our next best self.

    Renewal and the Cycle of Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 28:02


    Life is cyclical, and sometimes chaotic. We go through periods of growth, hardships, renewal, sometimes in neat orderly cycles, and sometimes it feels like everything is happening all at once – growth in one area of life, decay in another, complete transformation in yet another aspect of life. Here's the thing – we are changeless and constantly changing at the same time. It's all part of the renewal of the Spirit within.

    Shake Hands with the Ego

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 28:52


    The ego gets a bad rap. We spend a lot of time, effort, and spiritual practice trying to not let it lead our lives, and that's good! But, let's not get rid of it entirely. The ego has a beneficial purpose. Let's get to know it and learn from it.

    Good Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 27:03


    Health includes not only our physical well-being, but also our emotional, mental, financial, and spiritual well-being. And, our body, mind, and spirit are a unity, such that what is good for one aspect of our well-being is probably good for the whole. In that light, we explore the wide array of “good medicine.”

    The Power of Sabbath

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 32:06


    Sabbath can conjure up images of strict religious observance, no play, and fear of retribution for breaking the rules. But, in today's fast-paced world of instant news, endless social media posts, and cell phones that make us available 24-7, sabbath may be just what we need. Let's take a fresh look at the idea of sabbath, and the many benefits it has to offer us in our hectic lives.

    Peace and Nonviolence: Inspiration for These Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 29:16


    Peace! Everyone wants it, many pray for it, some even devote their life's work to it. Yet, there is so much that is not peace in the world. How can we be the Peace we want to see in the world? And, does it make a difference? This week, we turn to some of the great advocates and practitioners of Peace and Non-Violence for inspiration.

    The Demonstration of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 32:29


    We often think about love being a demonstration of a gift or kind gesture to give or to receive. How would life change if we saw love as a demonstration of who we truly are? Join Rev. Christine as she shares insights on the power of love as our true expression in the world.

    With Ease and Grace?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 24:01


    Life is hard; at times, it can feel like we're pushing against the current getting nowhere. It seems rational to find and take the easy way through it all. Afterall, why make it harder than it has to be? In our teaching, we often want to navigate a challenge “with ease and grace.” But, what if it's not meant to be easy; what if the rough water, the struggle, is exactly what we need?

    A Positive Spirituality: No Dogma, Only Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025


    This month we go back to basics, exploring some of the foundational principles of our spiritual philosophy as a Center for Spiritual Living, a positive spirituality. At last – Freedom! That's what spiritual living is all about. Freedom to live your best life. Freedom to live the life you desire. Sure, we have a belief system, but it's based in Universal Spiritual Principles, not rules telling you what you should and should not do; instead, it's all about remembering who you really are and being free to live as your unique Self.

    A Positive Spirituality: No Hell, Only Heaven Within

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 26:25


    No Hell, Only Heaven Within – This month we go back to basics, exploring some of the foundational principles of our spiritual philosophy as a Center for Spiritual Living, a positive spirituality. This week – Heaven and Hell. What are they, really? Are they actual places? States of mind? What is the relationship between them and our lives? As a Center for Spiritual Living, we positively “believe in” heaven, and it's available to all. Come hear what that means and how to attain it.

    A Positive Spirituality: No Sin, Only Cause and Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 34:52


    This month we go back to basics, exploring some of the foundational principles of our spiritual philosophy as a Center for Spiritual Living, a positive spirituality. This week – Original sin? Salvation? What's all that about? Well, here at Center for Spiritual Living, we have a very different take on sin. In fact, we don't even use that word because it's loaded with harmful misunderstanding; we teach the more positive and useful concept of cause and effect. Let's explore this principle and what it means in our lives. (Oh, and by the way – you don't need “saving”.)

    No Judgment, Only Unconditional Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 32:00


    This month we go back to basics, exploring some of the foundational principles of our spiritual philosophy as a Center for Spiritual Living, a positive spirituality. First up – God, what It is and what It isn't. We believe in and teach a concept of God based on the simple Truth that God Is Love, and that God is all there is. That's It. But, of course, we'll have more to say about what that means.

    Rising of the Christ Consciousness – Part 2 – Being the Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 31:03


    As we approach Christmas, we look at Christ Consciousness. Attaining Christ Consciousness was not an accomplishment exclusive to Jesus of Nazareth; he was an example, not the exception. There is more “light” in the world now than at any time in human history. We contribute to it by letting our Christ Consciousness rise and being the Light of Harmony, Love, and Peace.

    Rising of the Christ Consciousness – Part 1 – Preparing The Way, In Darkness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 29:09


    As we approach Christmas, we look at Christ Consciousness. Attaining Christ Consciousness was not an accomplishment exclusive to Jesus of Nazareth; he was an example, not the exception. At this time of year, when the Northern Hemisphere is at its darkest, we explore the work we need to do to prepare the way for our Christ Consciousness to rise, work that is often best done in the “dark”.

    Yes, Virginia, There IS a Santa Clause

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 28:54


    One hundred twenty seven years later the answer is the same. What are your thoughts? Your beliefs? What do you KNOW in your heart of hearts? Let's delve into these questions together, creating an energy that unto itself will be a gift!

    Don't Confuse the Finger for the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 27:08


    The Buddha taught, “My teaching is like the finger pointing at the moon. Do not confuse the finger for the moon.” We teach, we study, we learn, we meditate, we pray. But what is it all for? Is what we do the moon, or the finger?

    What Now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 28:30


    The election is over and the votes are in (hopefully). Now what? How do we move forward, together, when some are filled with joy and some with despair? Is it even possible? How is it possible? Let's explore what's next, as loving spiritually minded people living in divisive times.

    The Transformative Power of Awe

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 25:56


    Awe is a powerful experience, a spiritual on ramp. Dr. Dacher Keltner defines Awe as “the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your current understanding of the world.” In that, lies transformation, for our health, our relationships, and our experience of life.

    Prosperity and Gratitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 26:46


    Gratitude is a spiritual super-power. We close-out our Partners in Prosperity series by looking at the role of gratitude in both growing our prosperity consciousness and simply helping us live happier more fulfilling lives.

    Nothing Is Pie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 34:54


    Our society constantly bombards us with messages of scarcity. But, all the important things in life, all the things that help us feel prosperous – none of them are scarce. It's a spiritual law of the universe – nothing is pie!

    Collective Prosperity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 25:36


    Ernest Holmes said we should wish for no private good when we pray, that what we desire for ourselves we should desire for all humans. We Are One; whatever prosperity means for each of us individually, therefore, is true prosperity only when it is available to all.

    What is Proosperity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 37:29


    What do you think of when you hear the word prosperity? There's a good chance you're thinking of financial freedom. While prosperity can mean that, the fuller meaning of prosperity is so much more than that. Let's explore, together, what prosperity means in the larger scope of our lives.

    Peace on Earth: Taking Inspired Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 34:07


    When it feels like everything is falling into pieces, Truth reveals there is a pathway of Peace amidst the chaos. Our individual presence matters and every action and intention to reveal Peace makes a difference. Today's message is an exploration into “What is mine to do to reveal Peace on Earth?”.

    Hanging in the Balance

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 27:29


    There's a point in every process where things are not what they were, but not yet what they are becoming, and how we manage this liminal state is key to what we will experience. On this Equinox weekend, Rev. Dr. Ruth will offer ideas from various cultures, psychology, and the metaphysical science of New Thought that can guide us through these times.

    Source Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 40:13


    Source matters. This can be considered on many levels. Is something a “fact”? What's the source? Are you feeling anxious? What's the source? Delving deeper and deeper, when we touch upon the True Source, the One Source, all becomes clearer, lighter and easier to heal. Our lives can be knitted together like an elegant tapestry or knotted together in chaos. Likely, a combination of knitting and knotting. Let's explore the process of unknotting, of moving closer to the One Source, which is Ultimate Unconditional Infinite Love. And expose more of the magnificent tapestry you are.

    Know Your “No”, to Live Your “Yes”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 80:52


    Life is always responding to our predominant thoughts and actions; Dr. Ernest Holmes says, “where the mind flows, energy goes”. We truly are responsible for living our best life.

    For Every Time, a Spiritual Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 34:45


    Stuck in the past, with feelings of resentment and anger? Anxious about what you need to do today? Worried about the future? There's a spiritual practice specifically for each of these “time.”

    We Get To Do Stuff!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 24:57


    I have to get this done. I should go visit so and so. I need to work. It's easy to bemoan or even resent the “have to's” and the “I should's”, the things that feel like unwelcome obligations. But what if we changed our attitude to “I get to do stuff”? It just might change our experience of life and our relationships.

    The Unexplained, Seen and Unseen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 40:58


    If you can't see it, does it exist? If you see something that can't be explained, does it exist, or does your brain create a thought to make it exist? Let's look at some fun stuff that happens and determine if we can really be God in human form!

    Be Careful Who You Listen To

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 22:42


    Many people like to tell us what we ought to do, and why. It can all seem like a lot of confusing disorienting noise, especially when it conflicts with what we know interiorly about who we are and what we are meant to be and do. How do we navigate the noise and find our path?

    Lessons From Lakota Elders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 30:45


    The Lakota People, as well as other Indigenous Peoples, celebrate Sun Dance during the hot summer months. It is a profoundly sacred time of prayer, community, and healing. In honor of Sun Dance, Rev. Bridget shares what she has learned from Lakota elders about prayer, generosity, respect, wisdom, and humor.

    Non-Judgment: Because You Never Really Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 26:35


    It's so easy, isn't it? We all do it – judge others for actions we believe are wrong. Sometimes we simply cannot imagine any circumstance under which the action taken could ever be the right thing to do; it's wrong, period, end of story. But, what if there really is more to the story?

    Find the Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 28:51


    Joy simply IS, it's a Universal Truth. It has tremendous benefits for our overall health. Yet, when facing adversity, or when simply caught up in the busyness of life, it can be difficult to find and experience Joy. But, it is there, and we can find it.

    Freedom Leads to Possibilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 28:03


    Freedom has many expressions, such as freedom from persecution, violence, and lack, and freedom to learn, thrive, and be one's self. This week, we celebrate July 4th by exploring how freedom of different sorts has changed the lives of three young immigrants to the United States.

    Writing a New Chapter with Devotion: Responsible Stewardship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 53:03


    Devotion guides our actions on behalf of something we love. An author is devoted to the characters, feeling responsible for letting each one express itself. In spiritual community, we write our current chapter by being devoted responsible stewards of the past we have inherited from our predecessors and the future we borrow from our children.

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    Writing a New Chapter with Love: The Power of Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 53:03


    Community is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. Writing workshops provide community for authors, a place of mutual support and upliftment. Loving spiritual community supports each individual and, at the same time, creates a force that is greater than the sum of those individuals.

    Writing a New Chapter with Faith: God's Got This!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 24:15


    Life wants to express, all the time, everywhere. Great authors often say that the book comes through them, the characters and the story are already there, wanting to be expressed. Likewise, everything we need to write our next chapter for Portland CSL is already available. We access it with faith, faith that God's Got This!

    Living the Power in the Presence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 32:03


    There is a sacred knowing deep within us that always supports and guides us. When we learn, know, and understand this principle, then we can name, claim, and declare our good and the good of all in all our words and actions. Rev. Ruth Miller reminds us that Love, Peace, Beauty, Comfort, and Well-being for all is what we're called to experience and express, and invites us to follow the call into it.

    The Power of L.U.C.K. in Actualizing our Heart's Desire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 33:14


    As we prepare to welcome Rev. McCann as our new Senior Minister, we will recognize and celebrate our use of Living Under Cosmic Knowledge to actualize our individual and collective heart's desire.

    The Power of L.U.C.K. in Actualizing our Heart's Desire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 33:14


    As we prepare to welcome Rev. McCann as our new Senior Minister, we will recognize and celebrate our use of Living Under Cosmic Knowledge to actualize our individual and collective heart's desire.

    The Steps We Take

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 34:20


    The path of self discovery brings us closer to our own authentic expression, moving from Good to Great to Grand.

    The Value Led Life

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 34:22


    Nothing informs our activity in the world more than our values, the space where our inner world is reflected in our outer presence. Where are your values leading you?

    Discovering Who and Where We Are

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 25:43


    We live in a time and place that encourages us to forget who we truly are. Rev. Dr. Ruth Miller offers us some guidelines for remembering. Then, as we begin to have clarity around who we are and the spaces we want to live from, we can begin to create spaces and opportunities for others to do the same.

    Gentle Cosmic-ness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 21:24


    Let's take this gentleness to a cosmic level, breathing in Truth, changing our perspectives, and celebrating Life!

    The Other In Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 33:43


    We are reflections of each other. As we cultivate gentleness for ourselves, we begin to recognize Love expressing Itself as the others in our lives.

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