FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2008 Asheville based musicians Ken and Amy LaDeroute, of the band LaDeroute, are proud to announce the release of their latest album titled Soul Affirmation—Music For Better Outcomes. In 1980 the couple first met when Ken LaDeroute’s band was in search of the perfect singer. Amy LaDeroute’s powerful, soulful voice…

The soul is a mysterious, slippery concept. Many people talk about it, but few can precisely define it. I think of the soul as our bridge to the divine. Let me explain what I mean with a story. I majored in religion in college, and I believed that I had come home. My course of study…

Songwriters are special people. They boil down complex ideas, feelings, and lyric into short, powerful, audio-energy packets of wisdom. Songwriters deal with abstract sound energy, melody, and language. They are at the doorway of refinement and enlightenment. That's why so many musicians begin to seek out spirituality, mindfulness meditation and…

Pure knowingness exists for all to realize. Knowing is the light of Self reflected onto the mind. Seeing beyond the mind means getting in touch with Self. All is possible when Self becomes predominant. Awareness of Being reflects in all action, thought process and feeling. We truly know, “I am That”. When life is a reflection…

There is nothing more constant than change. If we simply paid attention to all the subtle nuances and changes going on inside and around us, how could we ever become bored or restless? If we clear away unnecessary thoughts, desires and belief systems, a new reality appears. When we release and surrender our treasured opinions, perceptions…

Going deeply into Myself has been the greatest blessing in my life. Meditation clears away deep conditioned beliefs and memories. Lately, I am losing my identity. And that's a good thing. I catch myself looking at my body from a distance. It's as though I am invisible. I have found that simply being is so joyful.…

I have been a spiritual seeker all of my life. I took up mindfulness meditation 25 years ago because I wanted to become enlightened. I wanted to know the mysteries of life. After reading countless books about enlightenment, I became a vegetarian and tried to control all aspects of my life with a…

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My wife wouldn’t let me have a microwave oven. We have been vegetarians for 25 years, and she detests the idea of re-ordering the molecules in our food. Being the quintessential man, rather than make a stovetop lunch and deal with the prospect of dirty dishes and pans, I usually defer to a simple bowl of…

"The kingdom of God cometh not with observation; neither shall they say, Lo here! or, Lo there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:20-21) We are not the mind, nor are we the body. We are no thing. So who are we? If, as some sages purport, there is nowhere that God…