Is the Universe Friendly?
"I think the most important question facing humanity is, ‘Is the universe a friendly place?’ This is the first and...
Response Vs. Reaction
When I was 19 and 20, part of what drove my urge to awaken was that we were still in the midst of the Cold War, and it looked as though...
Why Can't We Tolerate Emptiness?
Why is it so hard for us to tolerate emptiness in our minds? The prevalent belief that action always equals progress may be a...
Business Lessons from A Quiet Gardener
The people who know me best know that at heart I am just a quiet gardener. My garden has probably taught me the most about how things...
Song of the Soul
In the depth of my soul there is A wordless song – a song that lives In the seed of my heart. It refuses to melt with ink on...
Science As Spiritual Practice
Spiritual endeavor often begins when a direct experience of suffering (or rapture) drives a person out of the confines of self. From...
An Ego Strategy to Avoid Surrender
What is conventionally called “love” is an ego strategy to avoid surrender. You are looking to someone to give you that which...
Living Lessons of Biomimicry
Biomimics are men and women who are exploring nature’s masterpieces -- photosynthesis, self-assembly, natural selection, and...
Nothing Left to Fight Against
During the Vietnam War, I was a political activist. I fought for peace. There was some contradiction. There...
Making Friends with the Present Moment
Some months ago, for three successive nights, I was awakened by three insights that came to me – persistently and repeatedly...
The Secret Of Work
Whatever we do, we want a return. We are all traders. We are traders in life, we are traders in virtue, we are traders in religion. And...
What I Learned In Africa
I ended up in Africa because the plane ticket there was cheapest. I came and I stayed. For nearly 25 years I’ve lived off and on...