Creativity of Silence
We can discover a new beauty of life in silence. When once you see that beauty, you will not be interested in the agitated cravings of...
Who is 'me'?
A somber day, isn't it? Dark, cloudy, cool, moist and windy. Amazing, this whole affair of "the weather!" We call it "weather," but what...
Do You Have Time To Love?
To love is, above all, to be there. But being there is not an easy thing. Some training is necessary, some practice. If you are not...
Our Situation on Earth
Our situation on this earth seems strange. Every one of us appears here involuntarily and uninvited for a short stay, without knowing...
A True Rebel
It is an old association, and a misunderstanding, that to be a nonconformist is to be a rebel. The nonconformist is a reactionary; he...
Between Yes and No
Root of happiness is knowing that everything changes. That's all there is to happiness. It's nothing you pursue. It's living in the...
A Fisherman's Business
The businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small...
The Quantum Matrix
Although doctors might disagree on this or that cure, they all agreed on one thing: the patient's own consciousness was irrelevant. What...
Moments of Grace
Once in a while, we are given moments of real grace. Sometimes, during my early-morning meditation, a place within me opens and parts...
Truth is a Pathless Land
Truth is a pathless land. Truth, being limitless, unconditioned, unapproachable by any path whatsoever, cannot be organized; nor should...
Wholeheartedness
The end -- in all of the monastic traditions, of both East and West -- consists in cultivating mindfulness, being mindful. And "mindful"...
Social Action
To understand what social action is, we must realise that it is not a case of 'me with society around me' as if the two were...