Impossible Thinking
Until 1954, the four minute mile was something beyond human comprehension, and thus beyond human achievement. It was believed to be a...
Quotes
"Only one book is worth reading: the heart." "Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with mustache. You won't be able to find...
Superstition
Walking under a ladder. Breaking a mirror. A black cat darting across our path. Whoa! Most of us scorn superstitions as silly beliefs of...
Web of Life
Every part of this earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every...
What is Ego?
"What is ego? Ego is the deeply felt sense of being separate and superior. Indeed, it is an emotional and psychological compulsion to see...
Unproduced Stillness
Silence, stillness, and awareness are not states and therefore cannot be produced or created. Silence is the non-state in which all...
Magic of Service
When we live in harmony with the dharma, or the great natural law, everything we do is an act of service. Wherever we are, whatever we do...
Anything Natural
Whenever you bring your attention to anything natural, anything that has come into existence without human intervention, you step out of...
Door Without a key
Alike for those who for To-day prepare, And those that after some To-morrow stare, A Muezzin from the Tower of Darkness cries "Fools!...
Spaces in Togetherness
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days....
Finding the Fire
Okay, so once there was this cow lying in a field. And it mooed and mooed and mooed. A passer-by asked the farmer, "Why is your cow...
Being a Naturalist
In mindfulness meditation we learn to be present for things as they are. In doing so, it can be useful to assume the attitude of a...