“Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.” Jack Kornfeld Each of us spins repeatedly from blindness to radiance, from dividedness to wholeness, and it is is our impulse to stay in touch with all that is alive that keeps us from staying lost. It is the impulse to be...
One key to knowing joy is being easily pleased. So many of us have been trained to think that being particular about what we want is indicative of good taste and that not being satisfied unless our preferences are met is a sign of worldliness and sophistication. I...
“What can I do to always remember who I really am?” Juan Ramon Jiminez Most of our searching is looking for ways to discover who we already are. In this, we are a forgetful species and perhaps what Adam and Eve lost when kicked out of Eden was their ability to...
I would rather be fooled than not believe. In India, there is a story about a kind, quiet man who would pray in the Ganges River every morning. One day after praying, he saw a poisonous spider struggling in the water and cupped his hands to carry it ashore. As he...
“It is only by risking ourselves from one hour to another, that we live at all.” William James Living through enough, we all come to this understanding, though it is difficult to accept. No matter what path we choose to honor, there will always be conflict to...
