I Am Nothing
What will you do if you're too tough to be a good woman, too sensitive to be a good man, too selfish to be a good husband, too lazy to be...
You Are Not a Prisoner
Q: Why is it important to practice meditation consistently? A: You meditate to remind yourself that you are not a prisoner. If...
Evolution's Gold Standard
Feeling low? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, when people feel bad, their sense of touch quickens and they...
How Generosity Blossoms Into Meditation
The cultivation of generosity is the beginning of the path. [...] The path begins there because of the joy that arises from a generous...
Unlocking a New Sphere of Reality
Being attentive unlocks a sphere of reality that no one suspects. If, for instance, I walked along a path without being attentive,...
A Blessing for One Who is Exhausted
When the rhythm of the heart becomes hectic, Time takes on the strain until it breaks; Then all the unattended stress falls in On the...
Two Ways of Learning Relaxation
There are two ways of learning relaxation, because there are two distinct levels at which a person can relax. I speak of top-to-bottom...
Make Death Your Ally
Death is an important ally for appreciating life. I am not referring to a morbid preoccupation with death. Rather, I mean the felt...
The Mystery of Love
Remember that you don't choose love. Love chooses you. All you can really do is accept it for all its mystery when it comes into...
Rest and Be Taken
When there is deep abundance there is nowhere to abide. There is nowhere to rest or grasp onto and yet there is rest The sky...
Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts.
When I was in college, and for many years after, I liked the natural world. Didn’t love it, but definitely liked it. It can be very...
Balancing Vision and Routine
All human activity can be viewed as an interplay between two contrary but equally essential factors -- vision and repetitive routine....