The Rooted Rock
Before you begin reading, adopt the pose of a rock—yes, a rock. Sit cross-legged (or stand if you prefer), make yourself as heavy...
Isness
Isness is the understanding that everything that exists is not only infinitely alive but also has its own particular vibrancy, vibration,...
Kernel Of Corn
There was a patient in the mental hospital [in Vietnam] who seemed to be normal. He ate and talked like other people. But he believed...
The Future Is Unknowable
Humans may be the only species that can imagine an unknown future. But that doesn’t mean we’re any good at it. We’re...
The Softening
Softness is one of the great secrets of all spiritual practice. When we become soft, we become like water. We let life...
Staying True To Your Heart Is The Essence Of Life
You know how people will lament when they say, "Time to get back to reality,"" or "...yeah, but that's not how...
Looking Through A Window
Everyone has had the experience of looking through a window and suddenly catching sight of his own reflection staring back at him from...
"I"
The color of my consciousness made the emerald green, and the ruby red. I gazed at the sky, and the light dazzled in the east and the...
Perfume Of Wholeness
A new challenge awaits us at the beginning of the twenty-first century: to go beyond fragmentation, to go beyond the incompatible sets of...
Gratitude Is More Than Thank You
Gratitude is so much more than a polite “thank you.” It is the thread that connects us in a deep relationship, simultaneously...
Sharing Someone Else's Wound
My son was on a trip, a semester-long program in Israel, and then they traveled to Poland for 10-days. On this program, he...
Embracing Deep Transitions With Wisdom
As we stand at the precipice of endings—of species, ecosystems, organizations, and systems themselves—the work of hospicing...