James Low on the Freshness of a Moment
“If you have less of a menu in your mind, if you’ve got less of an agenda and lesser fixed ways of doing things, then the freshness of the moment […]
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Paul Hedderman on Liberation
“Liberation from the need to be Liberated.“ — Paul Hedderman Paul invites us to notice how the mind’s irritability, restlessness, and discomfort arise from the false notion of what’s not […]
Rumi on Being in a Relationship with Love
“You are never in a relationship with your beloved, you are always in a relationship with love. You cannot lose the love except by shutting it down yourself.“ — Rumi, […]
Dr. Joseph Barry Martin on the Raven
“Raven comes from West Coast Major Mythology. Raven is the Hero-Trickster, and stories abound… Raven helps humanity evolve and solve conflicts to bring balance. Raven brings the Light. In today’s […]
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Love
“You should know love is not just an emotion. It is your very being, it is the core of your existence. So there is not a single being on this […]
In tribute to Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh who died last week at 95
“A Buddha is someone who is enlightened, capable of loving and forgiving. You know that at times you’re like that. So enjoy being a Buddha.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh, “Your […]
Rupert Spira on Peace and Happiness
“If we were to design an AI program to read all the texts and scriptures of all the great religious and spiritual traditions over the last 3000 years or so […]
Pema Chödrön on Being Just as We Are
“The wonderful irony about the spiritual journey is that we find it only leads us to become just as we are. That the exalted state of enlightenment is nothing more […]
Jiddu Krishnamurti on the New Year
“I wonder what we mean by a new year. Is it a fresh year, a year that is totally afresh, something that has never happened before?… This is rather an […]
Bernie Glassman on Laughing at Yourself
“Let me give you a wonderful Zen practice. Wake up in the morning…look in the mirror, and laugh at yourself.” — Bernie Glassman