Intentions And Effects
Have you ever wondered why things happen the way they do in your life? Have you ever considered that the creation of your experiences,...
You Must Shout From The Heart
The alarming fact is that any realization of depth carries a terrible burden: Those who are allowed to see are simultaneously saddled...
Perspective
A poor man lived with his wife and six children in a very small one-room house. They were always getting in each other's way and...
The World Mirrors The Soul And The Soul Mirrors The World
If you sit still for a while, completely relaxed, and let your thoughts run on, let your mind think of whatever it likes, without...
The Work Of Love Is To Love
My own time on earth has led me to believe in two powerful instruments that turn experience into love: holding and listening. For every...
The Question Of Being
Above the entrance to the Oracle of Delphi were written the words, “Know yourself.” Jesus came along and added a sense of...
Sense Of Self Is An Essential Skill Of Mind
Many articles in the Western press have confused the Buddha’s idea of “anatta,” the absence of an eternal soul, with...
Bedrock On Which We All Stand
Do you realize, sir, that you are the world and the world is you? The world is not separate from you and me. There is a common thread of...
Fueled By Love
When a parent sees their child is about to be attacked by someone, it doesn't matter how peaceful and calm they...
The Practice Of Soft Eyes
In a sacred landscape, with its complexities and convolutions, surprise is a constant companion: it lies just around the bend or hidden...
Stopping The War
The purpose of a spiritual discipline is to give us a way to stop the war, not by our force of will, but organically,...
Live Like The Roar In A Lion's Throat
Do you live in your days like a forgotten ticket stub in someone's jacket? As if the show were behind you? As if you went out one...