Fear of Death
What would it feel like… to live a life without fearing death? It’s not that we want to be a daredevil, or tempt death,...
What is Prayer
This seems like the easiest question – what is prayer? Typical answers range from “talking to God” to “asking for what I need” to...
Unwinding Entanglement
We are often taught to be equanimous in daily situations and remain compassionately detached from the ups and downs of life. How can spiritual...
Nature Speaks
Many people find solace in nature. To get a break from the hustle and bustle of life, we take vacations in nature. Cities have...
Coming Home
Being a spiritual aspirant seems to involve a tremendous amount of striving. People are always going to retreats, searching for peak experiences, extending and...
From “You or Me” To “You and Me”
It feels like we live in a world of scarcity. Our whole culture, especially in the West, is based on survival and competition. Success...
The Right Tool
It’s important to show up with the right tool for the task at hand. You don’t use a hammer when the job calls for...
God is a Verb
Mention the word “God” and immediately you can just watch the sparking reaction in someone’s eyes. One person may smile and dive into a...
Self-Doubt
Many of today’s self-help pundits proclaim that self-doubt should be abolished, and it’s advice we typically hear from friends and relatives, “don’t doubt yourself!” ...
Devotion
Mention devotion and it conjures up all kinds of images of subservient followers bowing down to a person, or a God, and maybe thoughts...