The Messiah Is One Of Us
Once upon a time there was a wise abbot of a monastery who was the friend of an equally wise rabbi. This was in the old country, long...
Laziness As Our Personal Teacher
The path of awakening is a process. It’s a process of gradually learning to become intimate with our so-called obstacles. So rather...
The Sun Is The Perfect Example
The sun is the perfect example of acting without desire. When the sun rises does the idea enter its mind to say, 'I shall banish the...
Space To Heal
Healing requires space. As we plow through day to day life, we dream about finding a time when there will be space to heal,...
Welcoming Fear As A Friend
The basic lesson is this: Fear is not an enemy but a friend. Fear is something good, something alive, alert, and wild in us. Fear may be...
Seeing Is Not Thinking
The question is not what to do but how to see. Seeing is the most important thing—the act of seeing. I need to realize that it is...
Planting Twin Trees
There was a custom in the mid-eighteen hundreds of planting twin trees to celebrate a marriage and the starting of a home. The stance of...
One Has No Self To Love
Love that expresses itself in creative action is something much more than an emotion. It is not something which you can...
Habits Of The Heart
“Habits of the heart” (a phrase coined by Alexis de Tocqueville) are deeply ingrained ways of seeing, being, and responding...
Advice From A Tree
Dear Friend, Stand Tall and Proud Sink your roots deeply into the Earth Reflect the light of a greater source Think long term Go out...
Beyond Content Of Thought
Instead of trying so hard to get out of the shadow, the dark, which I think actually reinforces the shadow and its reality, just do your...
Emptiness And Compassion Go Hand In Hand
The word “emptiness” is a fair translation of shunyata, but it has the drawback of sounding negative, even despairing....