To further sort out the gold from the dross in spiritual life we must distinguish between wisdom and power. Powers can include psychic ability, special…
In order to take what’s good, we need to recognize a second principle of wise relationship and disentangle ourselves from the halo effect. The halo…
When dealing with the humanness and the complexity of teachers, it is helpful to keep a few other principles in mind. One is called take…
Even with a teacher, there are three principles to keep in mind in working with these unfamiliar realms of our spiritual life. The first principle
Grief and loss and suffering, even depression and spiritual crisis, the dark nights of the soul only worsen when we try to ignore or deny…
Amazon.com Widgets Jack sits down with comedians Pete Holmes and Duncan Trussell to discuss a variety of topics including the amorphous construct of our identities,…
Another source of spiritual misunderstanding is our confusion of charisma with true wisdom. Certain spiritual leaders possess the ability to evoke extraordinary states. Amplified by
Misconceptions about selflessness and emptiness abound, and such confusions undermine genuine spiritual development. Some people believe that they can come to selflessness by struggling to…
Equanimity is not indifference, and compassion is not pity. True spirituality requires us to be fully present for life. For us to begin to look…
At times in intensive spiritual training, or in extreme or accidental circumstances, powerful altered states and energetic processes can emerge. We may become frightened by…
One of the clearest and most useful ways to describe practice is in the terms of the seven factors of enlightenment. These are the natural…
