Sunday Service: “Spiritual Fruits” June 7, 2026

Fruit goes through many processes before it ripens and becomes sweet. Life involves the pairs of opposites: bitter cold and glorious sunshine, quenching rain and devastating drought. Bite into a mango or an apple or an orange. Can you taste the difficulties the fruit has surmounted to reach its perfection of sweetness and goodness?

We strive to attain the fruits of our spiritual efforts. But scriptures implore us to renounce attachment to the results of our works. We struggle for the same perfect realization as all sages and saints. Yet, the life of duality constantly throws us into the cross winds. Do our experiences harden or soften us toward the world or do they “ripen” us for greater understanding?