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Fundamental Nature?

All wisdom traditions suggest that humans have two fundamental natures: • the one with which we're all familiar; and • the other most of...

"One suggestion is to view your personality as a pet. It follows you around anyway, so give it a name and make friends with it. Keep it...

Life is uncertain. In terms of our relationships, what will we encounter next: coming together, separation, loss, surprise? My father...

"When wanting and fearing aren’t restricting the view, there is the freedom to love.” Toni Packer “You never lose by loving - you always...

I saw a movie in which the characters did all sorts of miserable things to each other, up to and including murder. But the strikingly...

“Until you have at least a moderate degree of stability, ‘mindfulness practice’ will consist mostly of mind-wandering, physical...

Some older homes, even today, have so little insulation that you can feel winds blowing indoors, near (closed) windows and doors. New...

My Dad, in his mid-eighties, told me that life is actually very simple - it boils down to love. I'm starting to see things much the same...

Zen talks about being on top of a 200 ft high pole, and then taking the next step. This is not about suicide, but about the fact that in...

“the duty of privilege is absolute integrity” John O'Donoghue To be alive is, in itself, an amazing privilege. So at day's end,...