Life is an endless parade of challenges. Decisions to be made, situations to address, things to do, opportunities to take, threats to avoid and problems to overcome. From a strictly human perspective life can be pretty bumpy. People get hurt, dreams are crushed, desires squelched. What causes us to do what we do? What motivates us? We tendRead more
Overview
The Stages of Life
When Ramanaha Maharshi sought to explain life, he used the analogy of a movie. He described life as happening on a movie screen – fleeting, transient images that were not “real,” but gave the appearance of reality. “Reality,” he maintained, took place somewhere else. I want to expand a bit on Maharshi’s analogy. But instead of a movie,Read more
What The Future Will Ask of You
Having struggled with the challenge of compassion for thousands of years, humankind stands at the edge of an extraordinary period of transformation. The old beliefs based in fear and domination are about to give way to a new set of values based on cooperation and compassion. Since the first day you came to earth you have been encouragedRead more
Finding Peace
John Dominic Crossan has written a most interesting book entitled, God and Empire. In the book he premises that although individuals may not always be violent, societies almost always are. Countries have land and resources to guard and the welfare of the people to protect. Then too, there is always the issue of territorial expansion. Look at history –Read more
Imperfections
Excerpted from “A Shaman’s Path To Inner Healing,” a fourteen part video series. Let’s talk for a moment about pottery. A potter will tell you that there are small defects in every pot or cup. Tiny weak spots that over time and use will grow, eventually causing the pot or cup to chip or fracture when it isRead more