“I say yes when I mean no and the wrinkle grows.” Naomi Shihab Nye There have been many times that I said yes when I meant no, afraid of displeasing others, and even more afraid of being viewed as selfish. I think the first time I decided to get married, I said yes...
“The more spacious and larger our fundamental nature, the more bearable the pains in living.” Wayne Muller An aging Hindu master grew tired of his apprentice complaining, and so, one morning, sent him for some salt. When the apprentice returned, the master instructed...
Even if one glimpses God, there are still cuts and splinters and burns along the way. So often we anticipate a reward for the uncovering of truth. For effort, we expect money and recognition. For sacrifice and kindness, we secretly expect acceptance and love. For...
“A blind child guided by his mother, admires the cherry blossoms.” Kikakou Who knows what a blind child sees of blossoms or songbirds? Who knows what any of us sees from the privacy of our own blindness – and, make no mistake, each of us is blind in a particular way,...
“Seeing into darkness is clarity. This seeing is called practicing eternity.” La-Tzu Fear gets its power from our not looking, at either the fear or what we’re afraid of. Remember that attic or closet door which something terrifying waited, and the longer we didn’t...
