Discovering Eric Butterworth

Eric Butterworth said: "If the problems we encounter were thought of as an opportunity to prove the Power of Divine Law, they simply would cease to affect our live adversely." This program will help you find the opportunity in any experience of adversity.

Eric Butterworth tells us: "Whenever you fight a thing, you endow it with the power to hurt, and the harder you fight, the harder it hits. What you ignore begins to fade away, and if you let love radiate, you destroy it completely." Is the power of love stronger than any perceived threat to our well-being? Listen to this fascinating discussion during today's program.

If you've had difficulty accepting that you are NOT a "miserable sinner" but rather a Divine Being capable of true mastery, you'll want to listen to today's program. Tom's guests are Unity minister Shirley Bowman and her husband, Sam Bowman, a licensed Unity teacher.

Do your fears overcome you? Are you ever driven by frustration? Are there times when you are consumed by resentment? In today's broadcast, Eric Butterworth explains how we can meet life's challenges-no matter how great those challenges become-in a healthy, affirming way.

Eric Butterworth observed: "For most of us, life has become, essentially, 'other-directed,' 'outer-directed.' Thinking has become primarily a reactive process." Much of our lives, Butterworth tells us, focuses on meeting deadlines we believe have been imposed on us by others. In today's program, we'll explore ways to exchange "deadlines" for "alive-lines," self-created goals and plans that can lead us to a more satisfying life experience.

A common trap, Eric Butterworth tells us, is to fall into the thought, Well, you know, after all, I'm only human. What can you expect? We accept weakness as the starting point, when, in fact, we are not only human. We are human and Divine. And, within the shell of the human being is the Divine Creature that we can be, but it must simply be "hatched." In today's broadcast, Eric Butterworth shows us ways to realize our divine inheritance and permanently release any view of ourselves as "only human."

Eric Butterworth quotes Dr. Richard Cabot of the Harvard Medical School as declaring, "The body is biased in favor of health. Therefore, healing power will flow naturally to every cell in the body, if we employ spiritual resources." Today's program invites listeners to demonstrate a greater awareness of health and wholeness by making use of the spiritual resources available to everyone.

In this first broadcast of 2012, Eric Butterworth issues a challenge: "Dare to feel that innate Presence, to accept its inspiration, to launch out in the faith that you are supported! And I dare you, today, to step out, to believe in the thread of inspiration that unites you with the creativity of Spirit." Start 2012 on a positive note as you listen and learn from Eric's inspiring challenge.

Eric Butterworth wrote: "The greatest lesson that can be learned from history is that although 'the many' have done mediocre things that have led to a progression of almost meaningless events, here and there, individuals have done things that herald the greater possibilities that are open to the whole human race. And, the great Principle is, 'What man has done, man can do.'" Listen as Eric shares his thoughts in this final broadcast in the "Going Through or Growing Through?" series.

Eric Butterworth wrote: "We hear a lot about "dropouts" today. Usually the reference is to high school or college students who have been confused or disturbed with the educational program and have, thus, dropped out of school. I wonder if we adults do not occasionally drop out too-in the sense that we resist the disciplines of life." Listen as Eric continues a three-part discussion: "Going Through or Growing Through?"

Eric Butterworth taught that we can either "look at God through our troubles" or "look at our troubles through God." Are these just gimmicky phrases? Or is there a lesson in Eric's words that we can use to change our experience of life? Listen in as we explore the first of three fascinating lectures.

Eric Butterworth wrote: "There is magic in the power of praise. But, what is praise, anyway? We speak of 'praise' and 'flattery' as if the terms were synonymous, which they certainly are not. On the contrary, they are complete opposites." Listen as Eric shares his perspective on the meaning and power of genuine praise.

Eric Butterworth said that one of the great errors to be unlearned is that prayer is a prescribed ritual. Prayer, Eric says, is conditioning our lives. It is "giving way to the consciousness of God." Listen as Eric explains how to restore our Divine connection by "giving way."

Self-awareness, Eric Butterworth tells us, can only come through an inner awareness of the Divine flow. Meditation, Eric says, comes about naturally when we are sincere and open to the Wholeness that God is. Listen as Eric tells us why he prefers the term Silence rather than meditation as a way of describing how we "enter into our inner chamber and close the door."

Eric Butterworth believed that spiritual marriage takes place first within the individual, as s/he learns to fully accept and express the wholeness of his/her male and female natures. The marriage of two spiritually awakened souls can become a constantly unfolding experience that grows richer through the years. Listen as Tom and his guest, Joanna Saliani, discuss Eric's views and consider their ongoing relevance in today's world.