We think of it as inevitable, but that is not true. Suffering arises in the unquestioned mind and spreads from there. It is an ingrained habit, no more. And we can change habits.
Our thoughts run into the past and the future, imagining what was and could go wrong. Observe it. These regrets and worries are [...]
The Israelites showed us how it’s done. 40 years in the desert with nothing but their faith to support them – my God that was no picnic!
Picture them, the whole tribe walking along. Up ahead the courageous ones, the explorers, ready to conquer the scary unknown. Then the whole mass of the people, the old [...]
Angry and petulant is the best way I can describe it. There it sits in my inbox. How am I going to deal with it?
Of course I could react now, but I can just see the repercussions. Hopeless and completely unnecessary.
So: Can I see the writer as part of God? How can I appreciate that [...]
While reading an amazing teaching by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (the main guru of the Dalai Lama, whose new incarnation is just touring the States for the 1st time) I thought of you.
In a few short words: It is the teaching of clearly seeing that all the misery in our lives comes from ego-clinging, all the [...]
One of the greatest books of the wisdom literature of this planet is the yet little known “Vasistha’s Yoga.” The following is a quote from it regarding self-inquiry and the Heart:
If one has achieved even a little bit of control over the mind by self-enquiry, such a person has attained the fruit of his life. [...]
Here is an entry from my friend Jai Uttals’ blog at http://jaiuttal.com/blog/:
The “Bhakti Movement” in the US these days is kind of strange to me. Wonderful, but also, weird. Wonderful because more and more people are experiencing the incredibly passionate joy of singing God’s names; and weird because, as Americans, we seem to feel the [...]
Most of us cannot even relate to this language – ‘Self-Love,’ it sounds like narcissism, like self-indulgence, somehow over the top and too much. And yet, when we look at its pure manifestation, it is the most important quality we can develop.
In truth most of us are rather removed from loving ourselves much of the [...]
People often wonder how to reconcile the Buddha’s teachings on non-attachment with those on love. How can we love others without being attached to them? Non-attachment is a balanced state of mind in which we cease overestimating others’ qualities. By having a more accurate view of others, our unrealistic expectations fall away, as does our [...]
A vision that could be yours: standing in front of an assembly of enlightened beings and the impact that vision can have
What is the fast way of spiritual growth? What is the Secret that we cannot see in the bright light of day? So obvious it stares us in the face? The direct step into the space of grace is open to you now.
