Our Situation on Earth
Our situation on this earth seems strange. Every one of us appears here involuntarily and uninvited for a short stay, without knowing...
A True Rebel
It is an old association, and a misunderstanding, that to be a nonconformist is to be a rebel. The nonconformist is a reactionary; he...
Between Yes and No
Root of happiness is knowing that everything changes. That's all there is to happiness. It's nothing you pursue. It's living in the...
A Fisherman's Business
The businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small...
The Quantum Matrix
Although doctors might disagree on this or that cure, they all agreed on one thing: the patient's own consciousness was irrelevant. What...
Moments of Grace
Once in a while, we are given moments of real grace. Sometimes, during my early-morning meditation, a place within me opens and parts...
Truth is a Pathless Land
Truth is a pathless land. Truth, being limitless, unconditioned, unapproachable by any path whatsoever, cannot be organized; nor should...
Wholeheartedness
The end -- in all of the monastic traditions, of both East and West -- consists in cultivating mindfulness, being mindful. And "mindful"...
Social Action
To understand what social action is, we must realise that it is not a case of 'me with society around me' as if the two were...
Addicted to Thinking
The issue is not so much the presence or absence of thought activity during meditation. Rather, the issue is the degree to which ones...
Mysterious Coincidences
"This is hard to explain," she said. "But the priest put it this way. He said the First Insight occurs when we become conscious of the...
Waiting To Be Found
Before a war begins outside, it starts inside. The war on the inside is more dangerous because it is a fire that may never be put out....