Three Kinds of Laziness
The Buddha described three kinds of laziness. First there is the kind of laziness we all know: we don't want to do anything, and...
The Capacity for Successful Solitude
The capacity to be alone is the capacity to know enough about yourself and who you are, and be comfortable enough with that. That way,...
The Day I Learned The Value of a Smile
My paternal grandmother who raised me had a remarkable influence on how I saw the world and how I reckoned my place in it. She was the...
Beauty of the Mosaic
For as long as I recall having memory, I've found mosaic incredibly mesmerising. Alongside the increasing presence of grey hair on my...
The Delight in Exploring Inner Territory
As long as we cling to the idea that this is "my mind, my own, personal mind," we will have a strong tendency to look as good...
Presence: The Quality of Consciously Being Here
A common theme runs through all the great spiritual traditions. It goes by many names – awakening, recollection, mindfulness,...
Sufficiency is Not Abundance
We can learn to invest the resources that flow through our lives in a new future for all of us. We can direct those resources, whether...
The Same Self Is in All of Us
The same spark of divinity–this same Self–is enshrined in every creature. My real Self is not different from yours nor anyone...
Absurd Heroism
Consider Sisyphus. As described in both Greek and Roman mythology, Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to an eternity of futile and...
Be Cool to the Pizza Dude
If I have one operating philosophy about life it is this: “Be cool to the pizza delivery dude; it’s good luck.” Four...
I Have Decided to Stick With Love
I’m concerned about a better World. I’m concerned about justice; I’m concerned about brotherhood and sisterhood;...
Why Are We Running Out of Time?
Technology itself is not the cause of our problem of time. Its influence on our lives is a result, not a cause -- the result of an unseen...