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....
Happy Birthday, Dear Sister
Happy Birthday, Dear Sister. Welcome to the festival of this world. I pray in silence on this day, That you are bestowed with the...
Loving Your Enemy
To love our enemies does not mean that we suddenly become their friends. If it is our enemies we are to love, they must remain enemies....
Heart And Soul Bonds
Our lives are greeted by different types of relationships. Some fun, some cozy and intimate, some crazy and adventurous, some...
Each Thing's Way
Trouble is caused by people who think they are smart enough to improve things. First they try. When there is resistance, they push. Then...
To Know Your Mind, Pay Close Attention To It
Certain rare and wonderful experiences are possible. But this is all we need, to take “spirituality” (the unavoidable term...