Most of us sit on the fence; one leg dangling shamefully in hindsight, the other swinging longingly towards a future that may redeem itself. Both parts of our disjointed selves miss what’s right in...
Gayle found herself reaching out toward a group member during an exercise about moving intuitively with awareness of others. She later reflected, “I kept reminding myself that I don’t do this...
Dazzling hues of pink and orange light up the slowly drifting clouds. The setting sun illuminates the mountain in front of me, casting an orange glow on the...
Born into a reformed Jewish family and growing up in a suburb of St. Louis in the 1950s, my first memory connected with Christ was my dawning awareness, in...
I am not you / and you are not me / and I needn't go / through you / to find myself...
James Swartz, author of How to Attain Enlightenment: The Vision of Nonduality, teaches Vedanta, the ancient Indian science of self-inquiry, across America, Europe and India. The Mindful Word...
I stared at the jet-black statue of Ramana for a long time. Locking eyes with the jnani, I felt his presence in the ashram, inside me. The near-perfect life-sized rendering of the wise sage, hunched...
I imagine myself, when I’ve lived out my time on this planet, sorting through my souvenirs. Of the treasures I shall hold in my heart, none will be more precious than the many relationships that have...
Most people, myself included, are holding onto at least one thing way past its expiration date. It could be a belief, perhaps that your hair is falling out and you're ugly...
The ability to think is a wonderful and useful tool. Yet we have a hard time separating what we perceive from how we think. We make the capital mistake that...
While studying my mind through mindfulness practice, I've noticed skeletons and old demons are hidden within the depths of my consciousness waiting to be seen and...
I always feel slightly cowed when I hear a wise or inspired person invoke dance metaphors to describe the essence of life well-lived, because basically, my feet usually...
It is a hallmark of human experience that we tend to miss the significance of the moment. Many things occur to us over the course of our lives, and it is often only when...
The correct starting point for any creative activity is an acceptance of the present situation, exactly as it is. However, to start from that starting point you need to be able to...
We are so dependent on sight for our entire lives that to suddenly have it removed can have a devastating effect not only on the one suffering the loss, but also on those who...
Extinction: A dire word for an extreme occurrence—the absolute end to an entire species. Extinction, like evolution, is a natural phenomenon. Background extinction...
Look at us ... really look. What has become of us? We, the people, the ones with thinking minds and hearts that beat slowly enough to allow us to stop and pause without the need...
Last updated: يناير 26th, 2019Right now I’m taking a well earned break. Not that I feel pressurized by my life,...
Last updated: يناير 26th, 2019Most people have busy lives. And you’re likely one of those busy people. Maybe you’ve set...
Last updated: يناير 26th, 2019Let’s try something. Start with the left foot. Start by unlacing your shoe… take it off....
Last updated: يناير 26th, 2019Researching the internet for information has taught me so many things. First of all, explore. Remain...
Last updated: يناير 26th, 2019Standing upon a darkening craggy shoreline, a researcher hauls in his net and deposits its contents...
Last updated: يناير 26th, 2019Welcome to Earth, young soul, you have much to learn. In this lifetime you—and because you...
Last updated: يناير 27th, 2019“A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”—Lao Tzu One of...