Freely Functioning in Wisdom
Awareness is there, uncreated, freely functioning in wisdom and love, when self-centered conditioning is clearly revealed in all its...
Kindness, Plain and Simple
I believe in kindness. But it's hard to be kind. We're not trained for it. Kindness is for sissies; we learn that early. "Nice guys...
Serving Like The Mountain Stream
I was taught when I was a little boy that it was good to be unselfish and loving, and I used to think that I should grow up to serve...
Integrity Grows From A Humbling Realization
"The purpose of life is ... to know oneself. We cannot do so unless we learn to identify ourselves with all that lives." -- Mohandas K....
Awake or Asleep
The beauty of this day awakens within me. The ocean tides in my eyes wash over my cheeks with the surprise glimpse of the elegance of the...
Go Placidly Amid the Noise and Haste
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be...
Giving it All up to the Stillness
I realize that I have spent much of my life waiting for inspiration. Ever since I was a child, I have had an Inner Voice that has guided...
To Transcend: Observe Cause and Effect
Self-mastery involves recognizing what we are not responsible for -- the thoughts that enter our mind and flow out, and the emotions that...
From Wonder into Wonder, Existence Opens
What we look for beyond seeing And call the unseen, Listen for beyond hearing And call the unheard, Grasp for beyond reaching And...
If You Don't Go Within, You Simply Go Without
We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of...
Forgotten Art of Deep Listening
Think of the difference it would make if each of us felt really listened to when we spoke. Imagine the time it would save to be heard...
Become What You Are
Begin with the practice of concentration, that is, of attentive looking. It is as if to say, "If you want to know what reality is, you...