An Inborn Sense of Meaningfulness
As ordinary consciousness is gradually freed from the perspectives of everyday existence – thoughts, ideas, circumstances,...
This World is Perfect
Is it not a blasphemy to say that the world needs our help? We cannot deny that there is much misery in it; to go out and help others is,...
No Illusions, No Resistances
10. Can you coax your mind from its wandering and keep it to the original Oneness? Can you let your body become supple as a new born...
Bringing the Vacation Spirit into Daily Life
Our definition of value was that a thing was good if it fulfills its definition. The definition of a human being is in himself. Hence,...
The Power of Stopping
The trance of conditioned thoughts can be deep and complex, but it has no defense against something as simple as...
The Two Beliefs of Successful People
All day long, you are affected by large forces. Genes influence your intelligence and willingness...
Recognizing the Real Fear
In the sphere of human relations, faith is an indispensable quality of any significant friendship or love. “Having faith” in...
The Nature of Knowing That We Know
The word "consciousness" literally means "that with which we know." It has also been termed the "knowing...
To Be Worthy Of Our Suffering
Dostoevski said once, "There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings." These words frequently came to...
One-Minute Excellence
One-minute excellence. I can sense the curling of your lips. While such a catchphrase makes me shudder, too, it contains a gem waiting to...
A Meditator's Bag of Tricks
Meditation is not just a question of technique. In training the mind, you have to remember there's a whole committee in there. In the...
Faith: Deepening our Power to Inquire
With faith we can draw near to the truth of the present moment, which is dissolving into the unknown even as we meet it. We open up to...