Attachments Are Not Set in Stone
Attachment is such a simple word, but it’s multi-faceted. At the most fundamental level it’s that feeling of neediness deep...
Enlightenment is Intimacy with All Things
Depending on how we use it, the mind can obscure or reveal truth and thereby create hell or heaven for us. In that sense, where we...
Be Alight with Who We Are
There is always purpose in being, but not always being in purpose. How easily we get caught up in defining who we are in relation to...
Big Enough to Take It All In
To want to see clearly is a true act of fearlessness. To open our heart and mind, to be open to what life is offering us in this moment,...
Is There Righteous Anger Ever?
One of the most common expressions of violence is anger. When my wife or sister is attacked, I say I am righteously angry; when my...
Live Intentionally, In Freedom
Modern psychology commonly asserts that we cannot enter the unconscious fully aware. The mystic responds, "Oh, yes, you can! I have...
Knowledge can be Conveyed, but not Wisdom
Look, my dear Govinda, this is one of my thoughts, which I have found: wisdom cannot be passed on. Wisdom which a wise man...
True Humility: Selfless Respect for Reality
From the potential unique location – the site of devastation that we might become – we understand that we are no grander...
The Sacred Art of Pausing
In our lives we often find ourselves in situations we can’t control, circumstances in which none of our strategies work. Helpless...
Wonder of the Universe is Wondering In Us
The universe is very big and very old. It was only discovered by us in the twentieth century. When you look up at the night stars you...
Touching the Earth
In the great myth of the Buddha’s journey, there came a point when he is completely overwhelmed. As he sits meditating under the...
We Were Made for These Times
My friends, do not lose heart. We were made for these times. I have heard from so many recently who are deeply and properly bewildered....