Ancestral Observations
1) The Earth is our mother, care for her. 2) Honor your ancestors through your actions. 3) Open your heart and soul to the Great Spirit....
Le Guru
Question: How is one to decide upon a proper Guru? What is the swarupa [nature or real form] of a Guru? Ramana Maharshi: He is the proper...
Coming to the conclusion
Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already am. That I will never fulfill my obligation to...
Dark Thoughts
On Reason and Passion
"Speak to us of Reason and Passion." And he answered saying: Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your...
Deepening The Wonder
Death is a favor to us, But our scales have lost their balance. The impermanence of the body Should give us great clarity, Deepening the...
Kindness
Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. What you...
The point is this:
The point is this: ....all of us are sharing a unique experience that takes real and amazing skill. We have absolutely no idea how amazing...
Happy for No Reason
Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole of...
Could You Embrace That?
I said to God, "Let me love you." And He replied, "Which part?" "All of you, all of you," I said. ''Dear," God spoke, "you are as a mouse...
Writin’ Her Own Bible Now
Auspicious it was The day she arrived She pawed at the earth Eyes glistened She cried Dived in headlong With Valkyrie song I’m takin’ on...
Don’t Worry…
Don’t worry about this world; it is not broken. And don’t worry about others. You worry more about them than they do. There are people...
Energies of Love
Some day , after we have mastered the winds, the waves, the tides, and gravity, we will harness for God the energies of Love: And then for...
A Warrior
Listen to me carefully and remember every word. A warrior is not a soldier. A soldier is trained to fight and follow orders. A warrior is...
What Psychedelics Told Me About The Coronavirus
"No matter how complex a question I may have, when I take it to psychedelics I always receive an answer. So when the Coronavirus pandemic...
Letting it Go
"By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try, the world is beyond the winning."...
Grist
You say every life situation is a perfect lesson, how is that so? "The universe is made up of experiences that are designed to burn out...
A look at this Body…..
"My Zen teaching has deepened to encourage people to really plunge into the world, into life. I want them to enter life, to embody their...
Labels
Thanks to LinaJi for turning us on to this one!
The Only Strength Powerful Enough
We live in a time of "harvest," when we are facing the reflection of our intentions, wanted and unwanted. Another way of saying this is...
Hiding
HIDING is a way of staying alive. Hiding is a way of holding ourselves until we are ready to come into the light. Even hiding the truth...
Relax….
The Fool in Me
"I must learn to love the fool in me -- the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses...
How do I listen?
How do I listen to others? As if everyone were my Master Speaking to me His Cherished Last Words. ---Hafiz