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“The emergence and blossoming of understanding, love and intelligence has nothing to do with any tradition – no matter how ancient or impressive – it...
“The emergence and blossoming of understanding, love and intelligence has nothing to do with any tradition – no matter how ancient or impressive – it...
Use this practice to bring wisdom to a situation of inner or outer conflict. Initially begin by sitting. Later you can practice in social...
The Buddhist tradition speaks directly about the hindrances that are encountered in the course of the spiritual journey. Buddha said that those who conquer their...
“What we’re looking for is where we are.” Dharma speaks to the ways in which we choose to navigate the uncertainty of our time on...
A spacious walk through the shifts of identity that often occur as we move from the smaller sense of self into that place of loving...
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...
We all carry questions about our lives and how we might find relief from the struggles we encounter throughout our mysterious incarnations. Who are we...
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 is...
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...
One of the world’s greatest examples of how to survive difficult times is Nelson Mandela, the first president of modern South Africa. After twenty-seven years...