To Be Yourself
You always want to be somebody else, you want to imitate the life of somebody else -- you want to imitate the life of Jesus, you want to...
Utopia Factories
As we move from poverty to affluence, politics changes from what Mathematicians call a zero-sum game into a non-zero sum game. In the...
Living Inward
To be and to be fully is Nature's aim in us; but to be fully is to be wholly conscious of one's being. This movement of going inward and...
We'll See
There is a man who has a farm, and his whole livelihood depends on his horse to plow the field. One day he is out plowing and suddenly...
A Hero's Journey
A hero is not a special kind of person; every person is a special kind of hero when he or she is without fear. Every life is a hero's...
Let Life Flow
It is a curious fact that we are usually ready enough to be aware of the moment in times of happiness and pleasure, and to 'forget...
Fakers and Teachers
How can you tell whether a certain advisor or book is truly accurate? What if the teacher or book is just as confused as you, while...
Purpose of Life
Here is the meaning, the purpose of your life: to create yourself, to create who you are. To express, to experience, to declare, to...
Both Eyes Open
A young boy traveled across Japan to a famous Zen school. When he arrived he was given an audience with the master. "What do you wish...
Objectivity and Relationships
Why has expressing love become such a problem when it's a fundamental human characteristic? This is where I think we have over analyzed...
A Paradoxical Struggle
The life of peace is like an international flight permitting only one handbag. You'll have to leave behind some of your cherished shoes...
Centuries of Culture
Once there was an occasion for me to motor down to Calcutta from a place a hundred miles away. Something wrong with the mechanism made it...