Businessman and the Fisherman
A young businessman was at the pier of a small coastal village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Seeing several large...
Charity is Work, Work is charity
From http://e450.upside.com/texis/mvm/opinion/story?id=3708e5e80: "Twenty years ago, Gerald Chamales was homeless and...
Unfurl Your Sails
The theory that advances the freedom of the human soul is the one theory that does not lay the blame of all our weaknesses upon...
Beyond Relative Truths
A popular zen story reads: A baby fish once asked an elderly fish, "I keep hearing people talking about this thing called...
Freedom From Fear
Is it possible to end all fear? One may be afraid of the dark, or of coming suddenly upon a snake, or of meeting some wild animal,...
Look As It Is
"Don't look for God," the Master said. "Just look -- and all will be revealed." "But how is one to look?"...
Just To Create One Special Song
If one wonders about why we are here They should open their eyes, the message is clear As we enter into a world that may seem in...
Deep Love
An anonymous alias member contributes this thought: "Watching a movie with my family, the other day, we contemplated for a good half...
Reading More and Dusting Less
This was written by an 83 year old woman to her friend: I'm reading more and dusting less. I'm sitting in the yard and admiring the...
No Better Moment to Change
There were six of us seated around a conference table evaluating employees and discussing how to create an...
Thankfulness
The mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends. The taxes I pay because it means that I'm...
The Finish Line
A few years ago at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting...