Reading Archives (Author)
I Have What You Need
In the old city section of Jerusalem, there is a wonderful open-stall marketplace. It is a place teeming with life—a deluge of...
Generosity Helps Us Accept Change
The aim of practicing generosity is twofold, or else it’s an incomplete experience. The first aim is to free our minds from the...
The Power of Patience
If we can be quieter, more in the moment with what is actually happening, a world of perception opens up for us based on where we are,...
What Do I Really Need Right Now?
An essential question we might ask ourselves is, 'What do I really need right now, in this moment, to be happy?' The world offers...
How Generosity Blossoms Into Meditation
The cultivation of generosity is the beginning of the path. [...] The path begins there because of the joy that arises from a generous...
Faith: Deepening our Power to Inquire
With faith we can draw near to the truth of the present moment, which is dissolving into the unknown even as we meet it. We open up to...
Rebel For A Good Cause
A friend of mine, at the end of a retreat, offered a provocative reflection that intrigued and inspired me. After looking intensively at...
Counting On Our Ultimate Concern
The offering of one's heart happens in stages, with shadings of hesitation and bursts of freedom. Faith evolves from the first...
How Generosity Leads to Awakening
The cultivation of generosity is the beginning of spiritual awakening. Generosity has tremendous force because it arises from an inner...