Reading Archives (2025)
The Fish, The Net, And The Water
Mauro Bergonzi
Once the fish said to the turtle: “I have heard about a huge thing that is called ‘the ocean.’ Does it really exist? I am looking around in search of it, but I can only see sand, ...
To Pray Without Ceasing
RM French
On the twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost I went to church to say my prayers there during the liturgy. The first Epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians was being read, and among other words I hear...
Don't Leave Me Raw
Omid Safi
A woman was standing over a fire, having poured a handful of dry, hardened chickpeas into water. As the water warmed up to the point of boiling, her mind began to wander. Then she heard a voice: ...
Unexpected Strength
Author Unknown
A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old judo master. The boy was doing well, so he co...
We See Into The Life Of Things
William Wordsworth
These beauteous forms, Through a long absence, have not been to me As is a landscape to a blind man's eye: But oft, in lonely rooms, and 'mid the din Of towns and cities, I have owed to th...
Inner Voice Vs. Ego Voice
David Sudar
I was recently talking to a friend who was laboring over whether or not to move in with her boyfriend. She had previously lived with a partner and it didn’t go well. She ha...
Inter-faith To Inter-Pilgrim
Ravi Ravindra
I have wished to engage in what may be called an inter-pilgrim dialogue. In my judgment, there is something wrong with interfaith dialogues. When the East-West or interfaith dialogues are too much bou...
Keep Your Eyes On The Horizon Of Kindness
Joy Harjo
Change rides in on many speeds. Lightning speed and we change worlds of perception overnight. We can suddenly lose everything, or gain what we have always hoped and dreamed. Some changes take centurie...
The Rooted Rock
Aiden Cinnamon Tea
Before you begin reading, adopt the pose of a rock—yes, a rock. Sit cross-legged (or stand if you prefer), make yourself as heavy and grounded as possible, and resist any temptation to move. Ima...
Isness
Lata Mani
Isness is the understanding that everything that exists is not only infinitely alive but also has its own particular vibrancy, vibration, specificity, particularity, and is in a deeply complex, mutual...
Kernel Of Corn
Thich Nhat Hanh
There was a patient in the mental hospital [in Vietnam] who seemed to be normal. He ate and talked like other people. But he believed that he was a kernel of corn, and every time he saw a chicken, he ...
The Future Is Unknowable
Adam Grant
Humans may be the only species that can imagine an unknown future. But that doesn’t mean we’re any good at it. We’re routinely wrong about which career we’ll choose, where w...
The Softening
Richard Rudd
Softness is one of the great secrets of all spiritual practice. When we become soft, we become like water. We let life come to us. We trust in its flow, and we allow ourselv...
Staying True To Your Heart Is The Essence Of Life
Kerri Lake
You know how people will lament when they say, "Time to get back to reality,"" or "...yeah, but that's not how the real world works"? What is the real world? Who suggested...
Looking Through A Window
Sam Harris
Everyone has had the experience of looking through a window and suddenly catching sight of his own reflection staring back at him from the glass. At that point, he can use the glass as a window, to se...