Excited By Life

On the 5th of January 2012 my father, Frank Sheehan, passed-away. Just as Michael Clarke was declaring at a monumental unbeaten 329 to make cricket history, Frank declared at an equally amazing 94. “My father was a man of few words. So I will keep this very, very short. My fondest memory of Frank was [...]

Lester always used the words God and Self (with a capital “S”) interchangeably.  In many religions discovery and realization of our True nature is often spoken of as enlightenment,  “The kingdom of heaven” or self-realization – the ultimate states of Spiritual achievement. So, it is fitting that we end this series on the topic of [...]

Our attitudes and actions are the two things we have complete control over in the world. So, it is not surprising then that Lester devoted a lot of his teaching on the need to be continually mindful of our attitudes and actions in life in order to realize the Self. “Every act and every attitude [...]

Most religions teach us that our wants and desires keep us from realizing our Self and from entering the kingdom of heaven. In our modern world we have more stuff than in any other time in history and yet we are unhappier than ever before. So why do we continue to smother ourselves with clutter, [...]

If we are infinite beings, then why should we have need of this body? Lester Levenson’s spiritual quest began when he was told that he only had days to live by his physician. Against all odds Lester preceded to live another 42 years! Lester was not interested in wallowing in the shortcomings and pain of [...]

Lester believed that our mind (conscious and subconscious) keeps us from expressing our true infinite nature, and If we just can operate without thought (in the zone or flow state) then we would become naturally in harmony with the universe. Lester believed that the mind is just a reflection or a phantom product of our [...]

Most religions in one way or another teach that our Egos are the source of all our delusion’s about reality and therefore the source of all our problems. It’s as if we are living in the Matrix. We falsely identify the “I” with the body rather than with our higher Self (our Soul).  The following [...]

Lester had a great test to see if you have “real love”, or Divine love as he liked to call it. It was to ask yourself this question, “Is your love for those who are opposing you as strong at those who are supporting you?”.  So, it is no surprise that Lester mentions Christ and [...]