We may not know how to love without conditions when we come into this world,
but we can use our time here to learn to open our hearts to love’s presence.
We can engage in a simple spiritual practice that helps us wake up,
shine our light, and become an inspiration for others.
There are many doors to unconditional love. Entering any one of these doors makesit easier for us to enter the
others. Cultivating one spiritual virtue helps us to cultivate all the others. The 31 teachings in this Book correspond to the 31 days of the month, so there is a teaching and a practice for every day.
Think of your first month of practice as a 31Day spiritual retreat. Of course, you don’t have to travel to a monastery or retreat center. You don’t need to leave your home or your job. You just need to create time and space within your life to focus on the Teaching and Practice for that day.
As you work with these teachings each day, life will bring you opportunities to practice them. Each day you will be invited to cross the threshold. When the door opens, however unexpectedly, walk through it. In this way, you create a simple dailypractice that can transform your consciousness and your life.
Tabla de materias
Table of Contents
Prologue Opening the Doors to Love’s Presence . . . . .. 7
DAY 1 Acceptance………………………, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , … 13
DAY 2 Forgiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 19
DAY 3 Humility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
DAY 4 Patience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
DAY 5 Gentleness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
DAY 6 Honesty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 45
DAY 7 Generosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
DAY 8 Compassion………………………………………………..57
DAY 9 Detachment…………………………………………………63
DAY 10 Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
DAY 11 Optimism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 75
DAY 12 Perseverance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …. . . . . 81
DAY 13 Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
DAY 14 Gratitude……………………………………………………93
DAY 15 Tolerance…………………………………………………. 99
Day 16 Courage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
DAY 17 Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
DAY 18 Equality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Day 19 Creativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
DAY 20 Peace…………………………………………………….. 127
Day 21 Fidelity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Day 22 Moderation………………………………………………. 141
DAY 23 Ecstasy…………………………………………………… 149
DAY 24 Nurturing ……………………………………………… 155
Day 25 Wisdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Day 26 Authenticity …………………………………………… 169
Day 27 Abundance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Day 28 Innocence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Day 29 Grace……………………………………………………… 187
Day 30 Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Day 31 Stewardship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 199
Spiritual Mastery Prayer by Paul Ferrini …………………. 205
Epilogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209