“The discovery that peace, happiness and love are ever-present within our own Being, and completely available at every moment of experience, under all conditions, is the most important discovery that anyone can make.” ~Rupert Spira Many of us long to awaken to our true nature, and we have ideas about what that will ...Read More
Feeling Inadequate? Living Beyond Mind-Made Limitations
“If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place.” ~Lao Tzu “I feel like a loser.” These were the words of a friend of mine, as we sat over coffee, and it just didn’t compute. Before me was a lovely woman with the kindest heart. As I listened to her story, I became aware of the impressive ...Read More
How to Be with a Busy Mind
"One has to watch the fluctuations of the mind without touching anything. By remaining as a neutral witness of thoughts, sensations, and perceptions, one comes to know that which is prior to the mind.” ~Swami Atmananda Udasin What is it like when we're caught in a busy mind? We’re flooded with thoughts that doubt, ...Read More
A Trauma-Informed View of Conditioned Patterns
“Once you realize that the road is the goal and that you are always on the road, not to reach a goal, but to enjoy its beauty and its wisdom, life ceases to be a task and becomes natural and simple, in itself an ecstasy.” ~Nisargadatta Maharaj Do you find yourself getting stuck in the same thought patterns, emotions, ...Read More
Finally! Here’s the Secret to Peace and Happiness
“There is a life-force within your soul, seek that life. There is a gem in the mountain of your body, seek that mine. O traveler, if you are in search of That Don't look outside, look inside yourself and seek That.” ~Rumi Let's start by contemplating some common situations that arise in everyday life. Anne gets ...Read More
The Essential Way to Liberation from the Mind
“Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.” ~Hafiz If you’re like most people, you define your everyday experience by your problems. What is wrong? What isn’t going right? What if all these bad outcomes I’m thinking about actually happen? Why me? Why can’t I ...Read More
In Love with Life
“Just know that you are above and beyond all things and thoughts. What you want to be, you are it already. Desire nothing, for you lack nothing. The very seeking prevents you from finding.” ~Nisargadatta Maharaj If you look closely, you’ll see that the mind always tells you there is something wrong with this ...Read More
Getting Back on Track
“Insofar as we're not conscious, we're not free.” ~Gabor Maté Just about every day I speak with people who tell me how they get off track. They feel disappointed when their expectations aren’t met, get trapped in the inner critical voice, bring irritation into their relationships, or believe the thoughts that tell ...Read More
Bringing Ease to Your Present Moment Experience
“Open your heart to who you are, right now, Not who you would like to be. Not the saint you’re striving to become. But the being right here before you, inside you, around you.” ~John Welwood If there’s one thing I wish you knew, it is this: it’s possible to bring ease to your present moment ...Read More
The Ease of Non-Attachment
“Non-attachment is not the elimination of desire. It is the spaciousness to allow any quality of mind, any thought or feeling, to arise without closing around it, without eliminating the pure witness of being. It is an active receptivity to life.” ~Stephen Levine Some time ago, I was speaking to a charming ...Read More
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