There is nothing to do and nowhere to go. Accepting this, we can do everything and go anywhere. One of the basic notions of Taoism is that the world in all its mystery and difficulty cannot be improved upon, only experienced. We are asked to believe that life in all...
“Believing is all a child does for a living.” Kurtis Lamkin Picasso once said that artists are those of us who still see with the eyes of children. Somehow, as we journey into the world, more and more gets in the way, and we stop questioning things in order to move...
As someone sitting beneath a tree can imagine the earth from above the trees, a heart encumbered by reality can know eternity. As a boy, I spent many hours at sea on a thirty-foot ketch my father had built. When the sea would get rough, I’d go below where the noise...
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” Carl Jung If Jung is right, then perhaps Paradise is no more than seeing the light forming in the dark. Perhaps being awake is paying attention to the ongoing moment...
“In this world, hate never yet dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate. This is the law, ancient and inexhaustible.” Buddha One of the most difficult things about healing from being hurt by others is how to put wounds to rest when those who have hurt us will not give...
