The Lovely State of Observation
There are two parts of life. Motion and motionlessness. Movement is one part of life but to be in a state of...
The Interplay of Awareness, Presence and Compassion
Many Masters have said: "Urge on the horse of awareness with the whip of presence!" And, in fact, if awareness is not...
If Sameness Is A Demand We Make
When I lived in Hawaii, if the temperature dropped to 65 degrees Fahrenheit, we felt we had been hit with serious winter. In...
Where Skillfullness and Clarity Meet
We have become very skillful in dealing with our daily life; skillful, in the sense of being clever in applying a great deal of knowledge...
Being Judicious, not Judgmental
One of the most difficult but necessary skills we need to develop as meditators is learning how to be judicious without being judgmental....
Beyond Endings
Endings seem to lie in wait. Absorbed in our experience we forget that an ending might be approaching. Consequently, when the ending...
Applying Realization to Relationships
Many spiritual seekers have had glimpses of the absolute unity of all existence, but few are capable of or willing to live up to the many...
Forgiveness & Your Life's Unfinished Business
As awareness becomes yet subtler, able to discern even the muffled whispers of the mind, we are confronted with what a dying...
Pale Blue Dot
Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of,...
When You Don't Choose Love You Choose Fear
If we could literally reach into you and remove all your fears – every one of them – how different would your life be? Think...
Noticing the Gaps
In the first moment of seeing something or hearing a sound -- and more so if it is unfamiliar -- before the mind names or interprets what...
Law of Least Effort
If you observe nature at work, you will see that least effort is expended. Grass doesn't try to grow, it just grows. Fish don't try to...