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...
No Better Place to Meet Yourself
Moussa Ag Assarid (MAA): I don’t know my age. I was born in the Sahara desert, with no papers. I was born in a nomadic camp of...
Can Beauty Save the World?
Dostoyevsky once let drop the enigmatic phrase: “Beauty will save the world.” What does this mean? For a long time it used to...
The Trick is to Keep Seeing
(The Tibetan word shenpa) is usually translated “attachment,” but a more descriptive translation might be...
Every Seed Carries a Secret
Every seed carries a secret. We will never come to fully know this secret, because it belongs to the mystery of creation. Yet we can...
I Awaken Before Dawn
I awaken before dawn, go into the kitchen and fix a cup of tea. I light the candle and sit in its glow on the meditation cushion....
Time is a Season
Most traditional human cultures have seen the hours of the days in the same way as they have encountered the seasons of the year: not as...
Organic Gift
Years ago, I heard Dorothy Day speak. Founder of the Catholic Worker movement, her long-term commitment to living among the poor on New...