Sunshine Cathedral Blog

by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins
According to Queerty.com a 13 year old boy, Asher Brown, was “bullied to death.” Asher was small in stature and also gay. His story could have turned out very differently. It could have been a wonderful blessing to know who he was so young (others sometimes can’t [...]

by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins
“When I was young I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. I didn’t want to be a failure, so I did ten times more work.” George Bernard Shaw
My grandmother was an elementary school teacher. She started teaching when there was a teacher shortage, and so [...]

by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins
For this week’s Healing Rays, I’m sharing my 9/14/10 reflection from Spirit & Truth.
“Universal Mind is perfect and knows no lack.” Paramahansa  Yogananda (Yogi & guru who introduced Kriya Yoga to many in the West)
I love stories where someone puts out into the universe a particular intention, and BAM! [...]

by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins
For this week’s Healing Rays, I’m sharing a Q&A from our weekly newsletter, The SunBurst.
Question: I recently read a commentary saying that the bible doesn’t address social issues but only identifies sin and calls people to repentance. That seems contrary to the message I hear at Sunshine Cathedral. Can you [...]

by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins
“The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Any time we look for a reason why something can’t be done, such a reason is usually easily found:
“I can’t go back to school because {I’m too told; It’s too expensive; I don’t have the time; [...]

by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins
“Forgiveness is primarily for our own sake, so that we no longer carry the burden of resentment. But to forgive does not mean that we will allow injustice again.” Jack Kornfield
Forgiveness is healing release. It isn’t ignoring pain, nor is it approving of abusive behavior or betrayal. Forgiveness is saying, [...]

by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins
“Fear develops a malignant magnetism by which it draws to itself the objects feared, just as a magnet draws a piece of iron, and thus increases our miseries.” Paramahansa Yogananda
It is important to remember that fear is focus, and what we focus on we tend to drift [...]

by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins
“What’s encouraging about meditation is that even if we shut down, we can no longer shut down in ignorance. We see very clearly that we’re closing off. That in itself begins to illuminate the darkness of ignorance.” Pema Chodron
The fact is that grief, loss, disappointment, overwhelming [...]

by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins
“…now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians 6.2
We hear a lot about corrupt regimes, a struggling economy, various epidemics, crimes and ethics violations, natural disasters and accidents… the news we hear is often unpleasant. As if the news of the day isn’t [...]

by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins
Eternal Essence of Life within me,
I acknowledge your presence expressing in, through, and as my life.
I trust that you are guiding me always to wonderful opportunities, helping me to see and seize the possibilities around me.
I allow you now to erase from me all fear, all [...]