Creative Revolution
To revolt within society in order to make it a little better, to bring about certain reforms, is like the revolt of prisoners to...
Science of the Heart
"If you change your perception, you change the experience of your body and your world." Your perceptions underlie how you think and...
Uncommon Quotes
"Love is the only remedy for hate. It blossoms only in the heart of a fearless man." "Having flung aside the sword, there is nothing...
Pain of Problems
Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we...
Leave No Trace
"Zen master Dogen said that when birds fly in the sky, they leave no trace. And when fish swim in the water, they leave no trace. With...
Want To Escape
Q: Many people are aware of the truth of suffering but do not move on to the second step, awareness of the origin of suffering. Why is...
Dance of Life
Your body is composed of the elements of nature -- earth, wind, fire, and water -- the ancients said. Your mind and spirit are beyond...
Grown-ups Like Numbers
Grown-ups like numbers. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask questions about what really matters. They never ask:...
Zorba The Greek
From a book review of 'Zorba The Greek': The plot of Zorba is deceptively simple: a bookwormish writer (called in the novel "the...
Moving The Rocks
A writer I know began his practice with a well-known teacher many years ago. The writer didn't know much about meditation, but after...
Spiritual Materialism
Whatever you want, even the so-called spiritual goals, is materialistic in value. What, if I may ask, is so spiritual about it? If you...
Water-falls
I went to Yosemite National Park, and I saw huge waterfalls. The highest one there is 1340 feet high, and from it water comes down like...