This morning I had, for me, a big Aha moment. As I was beginning my meditation, I suddenly realized that every time I try to meditate I automatically assume the posture of my Christian upbringing: head bowed, shoulders rounded, the unworthy penitent begging for the g...
We all have a longing, no matter how unconscious it may be, to experience nature—trees, wilderness, bodies of water, mountain air, freedom unbound. Even if it’s just sitting on the front porch of the house that we work so hard to make livable and secure, often we want...
“Leaving the ordinary world” does not mean leaving it physically or shunning earthly life, it refers to a state of mind. The body is like a lotus root and the mind is like the lotus blossom. The root is in the mud, but the blossom is in the air. People who attain the T...
He was a relatively young man who had an exciting life. full of travel and speed. Across skies aflame with fire and ocean blues at dawn. Creeping circle rainbows were part of his world, along with loving moons rising red from horizons. Stars baring witness to his solit...
