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All things in this relative world change. Some things come and go, while others perpetuate a cycle of evolution that spans billions of...

Rules are as valuable as what they serve. Rules like the rule of law, for example, are ideally used to make sure everyone's rights to...

Service is of the highest of all actions. No one who has achieved spiritual realization has done so without the spirit of service in...

Intention is the beginning of any action. It is its seed. There are two dimensions to intention, intention that determines the neutral...

It has been known for thousands of years and to millions of people that crystals have spiritually healing, cleansing, energizing, and...

Everything that exists in this world exists in two dimensions: objective and subjective. The objective exists as something of outer...

The sky can be so profound and beautiful that it can be the basis of deep meditation. I would like to describe different ways we can...

When learning about our mind using mindfulness we are quickly able to feel different parts of our body correspond to different feelings....

To engage your abilities in mindfulness it is fun and helpful to play games/activities that encourage your skills. Here is a list of some...

As part of our mindfulness practice we begin to know more about ourselves. From this comes self-knowledge that is not only for the sake...

When understanding the nature of mindfulness it is helpful to know certain metaphors that can exemplify what consistent mindfulness...

In spiritual life as well as in meditation we may strive to accomplish the middle way. That is the middle way between opposite extremes....

When we say “yes”, we say “yes” to possibility, to our true self expression, to genuine relationship. We say “yes” by being open, being...

Hope is our belief, amidst uncertainty, that what we wish to fulfill will come true. It is a positive relationship to potential. Its...

Traditionally death is seen as the ultimate extinguishing, becoming nothing, the end of life. For that reason it was a source of great...

Evil is the opposite of love. It is the expression of selfish, attached, or harmful intention. I would like to show how evil expresses...

When we surrender in our spiritual life we give up resistance to a truth, or a meaning, or a being, greater than our conscious self. This...

Failure is not something to be afraid of (see “worry”). When we fail we learn. We are given an opportunity to see what things went wrong...

Suffering can be seen in three primary perspectives.They are three perspectives that offer different ways of thinking about suffering in...

Peace is the state of mind not only free from conflict, but is also the harmonious ground of our being. We can see peace in the context...