Systematic depictions of spiritual stages can make it seem as if the path is simple, linear, and progressive, as if spiritual life were a step-by-step…
In meditation and in our spiritual life there grows a kind of trust in our capacity to open, to change, and to transform no matter…
We can practice the awakening of sacred perception in our daily life, step-by-step. 1) Wait for a day when you awaken in a fine…
If we do not focus on human limits and pathology, what is the alternative? There is another orientation, a way to recover our human happiness.
Use this practice to bring wisdom to a situation of inner or outer conflict. Initially begin by sitting. Later you can practice in social…
Spiritual practice requires of us a kind and devoted attention to the opening of the body as well as the heart. We cultivate the necessary…
When we examine our own minds we will inevitably encounter the root forces of greed, fear, prejudice, hatred, and desire, which create so much sorrow…
The spiritual path seems as much a journey of becoming who we are, rather than attaining some elevated sense of self. But what circumstances must…
To work with a sacred image, choose someone who inspires you, St. Francis or Kwan Yin the goddess of infinite mercy, Jesus or Mary, Buddha…
(Read Part One of Finding Refuge) Traditionally, there are three levels of Buddhist refuge, outer, inner and innermost. On the outer level, we take refuge…
Victor Frankel, the concentration camp survivor, was also the founder of logotherapy. He discovered that most of those who survived the camps did so only…
Consider undertaking the vows and practice of a Bodhisattva. In taking these vows you will join with the hundreds of thousands of Buddhists in the…
