Anna Breytenbach on the Spiritual Teaching of Animals
“I have found the animals and the natural world at large to have been my greatest spiritual teacher…even in the context of sitting for over 10 years with a Sangha…If what […]
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BK Shivani on Creating Your Own Responses
“They were only the stimulus. The stimulus does not create my response. I am the creator of my response…I have a choice always, and with everyone….Every time my mind (blames and) says […]
Stephen Jenkinson on Befriending Death
“I was exposed enough not just to my personal death but to the endings of fellow humans by the hundreds. And the consequence of that has been that I “long” […]
Sadhguru on the Importance of Silence
“See if you can articulate the same thing in half the number of words. Suddenly you will become extremely conscious of everything!“ — Sadhguru, The Importance of SILENCE
Dr. Yoko Kawai on Blurring Boundaries
“The blurring of boundaries, moving self, changing space, are Japanese spatial concepts steeped in the framework of this mind-body-space relationship that explain why Japanese gardens, tea rooms, and temples seem […]
Kamo-No Chomei on Indistinct Depth
“When looking at autumn mountains through mist, the view may be indistinct, yet have great. depth.“ — Kamo-No Chomei, 12th century
Francis Lucille on Going Back to the Source
“Thought, when dissolving in understanding, leads to Truth, feeling leads to Love, and sensation leads to Beauty. The sole purpose of any object that evokes such truth, love, or beauty […]
Dogen Zenji on Serene Reflection Meditation
“Just sitting, neither trying to think nor trying not to think, is the important aspect of Serene Reflection Meditation.” — Dogen Zenji
Dogen Zenji on Beginning
“When we realize that something is missing, that’s exactly when we begin our spiritual journey.“ — Dogen Zenji
Simon & Garfunkle on the Sound of Silence
“Hello, darkness, my old friendI’ve come to talk with you againBecause a vision softly creepingLeft its seeds while I was sleepingAnd the vision that was planted in my brainStill remainsWithin […]