You have probably already heard about feng shui, but what about qi men dun jia? It’s all Chinese to you, right? Qi men dun jia is actually an ancient form of divination, originally devised to help form military tactics and...

Someone I was advising recently said, “I feel my demons are stronger than I am.” I couldn’t lie to him. I said, “You know what? I think you’re right.” I’ve been in the same situation before. For many people, dealing...

“The nuclear and space age that we live in encourages the vigorous progress of science. But man has increasingly become obsessed with science and machines and lost touch with his essential humanity. Zen works to check this estrangement and restore...

“People often think they can solve their problems, heal their wounds and solve the world’s problems by transcending their humanity and their physical body but I feel the solutions to our problems are located within this very body, on this...

When did spirituality become so self-centered???? We have the capacity to do better, Light Leaders. All of this talk about living your best life is dripping with privilege. People die everyday…due to war, famine, drugs, police state, etc. What do...

“Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding that arises from concentration.” — Thich Nhat Hanh As a lifelong reader who also meditates every day, I’ve had no...

Overcoming FEAR! But how do we do this without so much anger and resentment for the beautiful gifts of joy in which we call.. fears. To complete our cycles we must come into NEUTRALITY. For most of my life, I...

“We do not “come into” this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree. As the ocean “waves,” the universe “peoples.” Every individual is an expression of the whole realm of nature, a unique action of the...

“We are in control of only two things: How we prepare for what may happen. How we respond to what has happened.” – DeVon Franklin “I MESSED UP! I don’t know what to do about it?” I hardly recognized Patty’s...

” With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility.” – Voltaire Responsibility is the very first step to having any freedom in our lives. The great paradox is that in taking responsibly, we can find the secrets of true freedom and liberation...

  The human mind has a tendency to both romanticize and complicate spiritual concepts. We confuse the beauty of insights written by Rumi, Osho and a host of other seers, as being an intellectual process. The modern indoctrination of linear-based...

“You sit here for days saying, ‘This is strange business.’ You’re the strange business. You have the energy of the sun in you, but you keep knotting it up at the base of your spine. You’re some weird kind of...

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“If we have our own ‘why’ of life, we shall get along with almost any ‘how.'” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche, philosopher Becoming “whys” — owning our raison d’être, or reason for being — is the core question of our lives. Why...

In our most natural states, we are the most powerful, as well as the most adaptable, the most observant, yet also the most vulnerable, susceptible, and malleable. While most can agree that a level of insecurity or discontentment is necessary...

Greetings. Let me introduce myself to you, so we can get better acquainted. Although in all honesty I know you already. I know you intimately. We are old friends, you and I – Yes! I know all there is to...

I suffered from severe depression and anxiety for a solid decade of my life.  During that time, I saw at least 20 different medical professionals (I lost track there were so many), including psychiatrists and psychologists, and I tried countless...

You will lose people. This world is purging and healing from generations of deep, hidden sickness. You will lose people, and it can be painful… but it doesn’t have to be. Acceptance is Godly. Be peacefully prepared to lose people...