One Sip of An Answer
All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and What am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul...
Trees Don't Compare
A samurai, a very proud warrior, came to see a Zen Master one day. The samurai was very famous, but looking at the beauty of the Master...
Work Like a Master
The whole gist of this teaching is that you should work like a master and not as a slave; work incessantly, but do not do slave's work....
Hermits in New York
Let's take hermits. People today think being a hermit is a very unhealthy thing to do. Very antisocial, doesn't contribute anything to...
Simple Living, Simple Joy
A friend of ours here in North Carolina recently lost her beautiful 19-year-old son to suicide. She told us he was the sixth among a...
Disturb the System
Think about how we generally have treated information. We've known it was important, but we've handled it in ways that have destroyed...
We Shall Overcome
I refuse to accept the idea that the "is-ness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal...
Only Passing Through
Letting go and moving through life from one change to another brings the maturing of our spiritual being. In the end we discover that to...
Fuel For An Endless Fire
Most people are in a constant state of struggle with themselves. Tremendously burdened by the past and in constant anticipation of the...
Spare Some Change?
A beggar had been sitting by the side of the road for over thirty years. One day a stranger walked by. "Spare some change?" mumbled the...
Wide Angle View
The final reason for understanding another is intrinsic -- to enjoy the wider angle the vision affords. I am, of course, speaking...
Five Tenets of Life
The five fundamental tenets of [a full life]: 1- Clarity of Intention The first tenet, Clarity of Intention, is the foundation of the...