Love in its many forms is to be celebrated. Practice mental and emotional flexibility, loving in as many ways as you can. Expand your capacity to love by extending love to inanimate objects. There is a Buddhist practice where students are taught to meditate while gazing at a rose. Rather than simply looking at the…
The feeling of inadequacy is a ubiquitous human experience. You were born with a unique set of gifts. It may surprise you to learn that each person receives gifts in equal measure. Your perception of inequality is partially due to the fact that your culture assigns more weight to some gifts than others. Another reason…
Those who desire peace, tranquility, and a sense of well-being would benefit from contemplating death. Have you ever considered what life would look like without death? What would your body be if cells never decayed or regenerated? What would plants be if they didn’t break down and compost? Life wouldn’t be life at all. It…
Stop resisting happiness. Stop making excuses as to why your life should be anything but pure bliss. Stop trying to justify your success or achievements by expending time, energy and money. Stop thinking it has to be hard. Relax. Enjoy. Play. Savor the ease with which your life unfolds, virtually effortlessly, calling all that you…
Being holds infinitely more creative energy than doing. From your place of being, your action steps will feel natural, effortless and inspired. From a place of doing, you will feel depleted, overwhelmed, anxious and tired. Hone your skills in the art of becoming. Embody your soul. As your soul takes the driver’s seat, you will…
Listen. Become deeply aware of your soul’s unique voice. Listen closely for guidance. Listen carefully for instruction. Listen with joy, knowing you are deeply loved, always safe and always protected. Do not rely on the doctrines of man. They will make you feel inadequate. The doctrines of man teach that you need to do more,…
Perfect unity. This is your heart’s desire, its quintessential craving. There is no desire stronger than the heart’s longing to be fully and completely united. Precious child, that love is so much closer than you think. In fact, it has been right in front of you all along. Your own soul is the one you…
This morning, you asked a beautiful question: “If we are experiencing the illusion of separation so that You can expand, how will there ever be an end to human suffering? If living the contrast is part of the way You understand what it means to be You (becoming all-knowing through our experience of not knowing)…
