Why Do We Shout In Anger?
A saint who was once visiting a river to take a bath found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He...
Reaching Underneath Our Protective Shell
There's a slogan in the Mahayana teachings that says, "Drive all blames onto oneself." The essence of this slogan is,...
Do we Use Thought, or Does Thought Use us?
Have you ever looked meditatively into the cause-and-effect of thought, into the birth and death of thought, the cycle that creates fear...
A Guide To Life's Turning Points
Progress is made in steps, not in leaps. Move only as far as the opening allows. Remain neutral and tolerant of adversity. When in doubt,...
To Have Without Holding
Learning to love differently is hard, love with the hands wide open, love with the doors banging on their hinges, the cupboard...
Liberation is Not a Spectator Sport
The Way of Liberation is a stripped-down, practical guide to spiritual liberation, sometimes called awakening, enlightenment,...
The Committee of the Mind
There are many different ideas of “you” in your mind, each with its own agenda. Each of these “you's” is a...
To Separate and Unify
The destruction or healing of the world hinges on which way this thought unfolds. Whether we pull things apart or put things together...
Meditate Like Christ
One day a Canadian man arrived for his first visit with Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaj-ji). He didn't know much about Maharaj-ji but...
Dropping That Drug
If we really dropped illusions for what others can give us or deprive us of, we would become alert. The consequence of not doing this is...
Honor the Seed
Honor the seed. The words seem so simple. This is knowledge that was passed down to me from my father. Yet, today, those simple words...
Kindness: The First Gift
There is a kindness that dwells deep down in things; it presides everywhere, often in the places we least expect. The world can be harsh...