Loving What Is Spiritual teachers tell us that a key principle for living with peace of mind is to get good at “Loving What Is.” This principle is a hard one for the personality in us to even agree with, let … Continued
What Does Leaving A Legacy Really Mean? Do you believe it’s important to “leave a legacy?” Most of us do. Why? No, really… why? Do you really need to be remembered by people after you move on? How many people … Continued
“What sort of person says they want to be polished and pure, then complains about being handled roughly.?… The severe treatment is not toward you, but the qualities that block your growth. A rug beater doesn’t beat the rug, but … Continued
“Why keep looking for EXIT signs in the middle of moments that didn’t turn out to be quite what you’d expected? That kind of behavior keeps you searching in circles in a desert of seeming separation. Why not instead become … Continued
Minimizing Unnecessary Suffering I have a rule I call the “Red Flag Rule” that simply goes like this: This one simple principle, once understood and practiced, will do more to save you from unnecessary suffering and misery than anything else … Continued
Do I Have A Life Purpose Unique To Me? There is all sorts of advice out there about the value in finding your one true purpose in life. If you listen to it, you’ll probably end up like I did. I … Continued
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise, so I am changing myself.”– Rumi How Setting Goals Can Reduce Joy The horizon is always just as far away no matter how far I … Continued
“I have a thousand brilliant lies for the question: What is God? If you think that the Truth can be known from words, if you think that the Sun and the Ocean can pass through that tiny opening called the … Continued
We often think of optimism and pessimism as personality traits that we’re born with, or at least inclinations or predispositions. Optimism is often falsely believed to be a mindset of being unrealistic and wearing “rose colored glasses” oblivious to “reality.” … Continued
One of the really pervasive false beliefs we’ve accepted is that things have inherent meaning. Something happens and that automatically means something. As a result of believing this, we have become very facile with labeling things as good and bad. … Continued