True nature
Remember the clear light, The pure clear white light. From which everything in the universe comes, To which everything in the universe...
On Storytelling
There is this old Celtic thing, that there is very little difference between a song and a poem, between a poem and a story, between a...
Consider that……
You can see less than 1% of the electromagnetic spectrum and hear less than 1% of the acoustic spectrum. As you read this, you are...
Growing up Together
Is there a lot of stuff you don't understand? she said & I said pretty much the whole thing & she nodded & said that's what...
The Perfect Conditions
"I believe that spiritual growth under the right conditions is as natural as breathing…and the conditions of our world are the perfect...
HeartSpace
The little space within the heart is as great as this vast universe. The heavens and the earth are there, and the sun, and the moon, and...
We Have Not Come Here to Take Prisoners
We have not come here to take prisoners, But to surrender ever more deeply To freedom and joy. We have not come into this exquisite world...
The Dakini Speaks
My friends, let’s grow up. Let’s stop pretending we don’t know the deal here. Or if we truly haven’t noticed, let’s wake up and notice....
Taoist prayer
All we need is the morning. As long as there is sunrise, then there is the possibility that we can face all of our misfortunes, celebrate...
Look of Love…Look of Thought
"If you pass on through the meadows with their thousand flowers of every color imaginable, from bright red to yellow and purple, and their...
The Hearse
The spiritual athlete often changes the color of his clothes,and his mind remains gray and loveless. He sits inside a shrine room all day,...
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...
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...