At Once, Beneficiary and Victim
"Each person is at each moment capable of remembering all that has ever happened to him and of perceiving everything that is...
The Surprising Truth of Sufficiency
We each have the choice in any setting to step back and let go of the mind-set of scarcity. Once we let go of scarcity, we discover the...
What the Vision Does
If your deeper intention is an inseparable part of how you are, it is not capable of attachment. You can seek to accomplish your...
Cultivating An Eagle Mind
Human qualities often come in clusters. Altruism, inner peace, strength, freedom, and genuine happiness thrive together like the parts of...
Death: the Key to the Door of Life
There is no need to be afraid of death. It is not the end of the physical body that should worry us. Rather, our concern must be to live...
The Problem of Time
It is necessary to realize that technology itself is not the cause of our problem of [not having enough] time. Its influence on our...
Thought Power
Be careful of your thoughts. Whatever you send out of your mind, comes back to you. Every thought you think, is a boomerang. If you hate...
Disturb Me, Please!
In graduate school, I had one professor who encouraged us to notice what surprised or...
I Am Interested In My Mind
I am interested in my mind, and in my body. Previous to my having cultivated the habit of sitting, I had thought about myself and had...
Clinging Causes the Pain
Genuine love and kindness is desperately needed in this world. It comes from appreciating the object, and rejoicing in the object,...
Are You Ready To Lose Your World?
There is a very famous poem written by the third patriarch of Zen, Seng-ts’an, called the Hsin-Hsin Ming, which translates as...
Contemplation Vs. Social Change
Brother David: You can’t really be a contemplative, unless you also want to change the world. You want to...