Self-Compassion Over Self-Esteem
The great angst of modern life is this: no matter how hard we try, no matter how successful we are, no matter how good a parent, worker,...
The Balancing Force
The type of security and protection that we expect in this world of human beings is based on the humanly conceived notion of what is good...
Accept What Is, Lead To Improve
“Accepting what is” and trusting the Universe is an essential approach to life. But so is “fighting for change.”...
Mother Trees In A Wood Wide Web
Elders fill a special role in any community, having earned the respect of the tribe for their life-long wisdom, knowledge, and teaching....
The World Feeling And The Soul Feeling
For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? —Matthew 16:26 Recall the kind of feeling you...
A Life On The Ground
Question: ... the idea of having “a life on the ground”. Can you expand on what that means to you? That brings back a...
We Are All Beggars
A lived theology of the bottom does not see the world through good and evil lenses. This is not a denial of the existence of evil,...
Fire
What makes a fire burn is space between the logs, a breathing space. Too much of a good thing, too many logs packed in too...
We Actually Never Experience 'It'
The "I" of the narrating mind is nothing more than a fictional but convenient construct used to organize all the separate...
The Difficulty In Listening
Nasruddin was at the teahouse one afternoon when Arif the hakim walked in. “How are you, Mullah? I hope you and your family are...
Four B's Of Resilience And Worth
One thing is certain: It is not the amount of accumulated material wealth, baubles and toys, which lead to self-appreciation and ease...
Only Stillness Can Change Us
Your real self, your true nature is what is closest to you: it is yourself. Each step taken to reach it moves you further away from...