Honor the Seed
Honor the seed. The words seem so simple. This is knowledge that was passed down to me from my father. Yet, today, those simple words...
Kindness: The First Gift
There is a kindness that dwells deep down in things; it presides everywhere, often in the places we least expect. The world can be harsh...
True Meditation Has No Direction
True meditation has no direction or goal. It is pure wordless surrender, pure silent prayer. All methods aiming at achieving a certain...
What Do I Really Need Right Now?
An essential question we might ask ourselves is, 'What do I really need right now, in this moment, to be happy?' The world offers...
Be Love Now
Imagine feeling more love from someone than you have ever known. You’re being loved even more than your mother loved you when you...
Emotions for Liberation
Many years ago, I walked into the kitchen of my guru’s ashram, and found him shouting at the cooks. Force- waves of anger were...
Lessons From An Accident
For the last forty years, I have been a somewhat compulsive caregiver. However, I found an appropriate niche in medical school, and have...
Futility of Search
The disciple looked at the Master. So calm and peaceful while he himself was so agitated, restless and confused. He asked...
Bridging The Spiritual and Mundane
As I now look at our situation, I distinguish three major domains in which human life participates. One I call the transcendent domain,...
Violence and Nonviolence
"What is violence? What is nonviolence?" the Dalai Lama had once asked me in one of our interviews in Dharamsala. "Very...
Beggarly, Friendly, And Kingly Giving
The greatest gift is the act of giving itself. Traditionally, three kinds of giving are spoken of. There is beggarly giving,...
Micro Moments of Love
It’s time to upgrade our view of love. First and foremost, love is an emotion, a momentary state that arises to infuse your...