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Path With Heart
In undertaking a spiritual life, what matters is simple: We must make certain that our path is connected with our heart. In the end,...
The Wisdom Of Uncertainty
One day Ajahn Chah held up a beautiful Chinese tea cup, “To me this cup is already broken. Because I know its fate, I can enjoy it...
The Poisoned Tree
The maturity we can develop in approaching our difficulties is illustrated by the traditional story of a poisoned tree. On first...
Stopping The War
The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but organically,...
Where We Are Is Our Temple
Expanding our spiritual practice is actually a process of expanding our heart, of widening our circle of insight and compassion to...
Beauty of True Simplicity
The clutter of our lives binds us to the precious simplicity that surrounds us and within us. Too of ten we become possessed and...
Only Passing Through
Letting go and moving through life from one change to another brings the maturing of our spiritual being. In the end we discover that to...
Moving The Rocks
A writer I know began his practice with a well-known teacher many years ago. The writer didn't know much about meditation, but after...
Touched by Pain of Life
To live in the present demands an ongoing and unwavering commitment. As we follow a spiritual path, we are required to stop the war not...