"The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the

practice of meditation."

-- Milarepa

In our busy schedules, we can often complain that we don’t have

time to meditate. But if we are sincere in our desire to go

"Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was

exactly what it needed to be. Don't think that you've lost time.

There is no short-cutting to life. It took each and every

situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now

is right on time."

-- Asha Tyson

No regrets. As we become more aware, we begin to realize that

there’s a purpose to everything that happens. This builds our

tru...

Ponder the spectre of yourself as one human being in the over six

billion people on Earth. See Earth as one tiny planet in a galaxy

of billions of stars, and that galaxy as just one of billions of

galaxies in our expanding universe. We are so minute as to be

...

Great forces are directing you to conform to the patterns of your

society. You have DNA that has been handed down from generation

to generation, coding repeated behaviour patterns into your

being. You have archetypal energies setting the standards for how

you...

Please continue to keep the people of Japan in your prayers.

Our Mother Earth is under stress and turmoil and this island has felt the brunt of our ailing planet. It is up to all of us to do all we can to soothe and heal our world. Our ancestors have used and abused our world and as enlightened beings, it is up to us to repair this ongoing damage.

Prayers, ri...

It is only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that

it begins to have meaning."

-- P.D. Ouspensky

"All major mystical traditions have recognized that there is a

paradox at the heart of the journey of return to Origin. ...Put

As long as you don't forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy

rent-free space in your mind."

-- Isabelle Holland

We cannot avoid daily resentment and thoughts of guilt. They are

a part of human nature. What we can do is release their grip on

us. We can forgive others and ourselves daily.

If I feel depressed I will sing.

If I feel sad I will laugh.

If I feel ill I will double my labor.

If I feel fear I will plunge ahead.

If I feel inferior I will wear new garments.

"Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering

before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through

them."

-- Orison Swett Marden

We can’t escape problems and negativity. Escaping just brings

Dalai Lama

Whatever the intellectual quality of the education given our children, it is vital that it include elements of love and compassion, for nothing guarantees that knowledge alone will be truly useful to human beings. Among the major troublemakers society has known, many were well-educated and had great knowledge, but they lacked a moral education in qualities such as compassion, wisdom and c...

If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words."

-- Chinese Proverb

What passes over your lips each day?

Are your words typically negative, critical, gossiping,

deceptive, illusory, justifying, blaming, manipulative and

argumentative? Are they more uplifting, inspirational, positive,

questioning, beautiful, loving, universal, truthful, accepting

and supportive?

The throat is our center of expression. ...

"Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their

own hearts."

-- Albert Einstein

Take awareness to new levels. Explore experiencing yourself in

the act of being aware. Be aware of awareness itself. To do this,

we need to go beyond our old mechanical patterns, compulsions and

rejections. We need to uproot the arrogance of ego.

Higher awareness is conscious of spirit and form working

together. We must be conscious and present within ...

The idea of elemental compatibility is very simple: If you have a Sun in a certain element (Fire for example), then you tend to get energized by the presence of someone who also has the Sun in the same element (Fire), or at least in a compatible element (Air in this case.)

If, on the other hand, if you are in a prolonged contact with someone who is attuned to an incompatible element from yours (Water or Earth in this example), then you ...

"Mindfulness means moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness. It

is cultivated by refining our capacity to pay attention,

intentionally, in the present moment, and then sustaining that

attention over time as best we can. In the process, we become

more in touch with our life as it is unfolding."

-- Myla & Jon Kabat-Zinn

Why do we want to become more aware?

If we remain unaware, we:

- repeat the past,

- remain stuck in relationships,

"It is permissible to take life's blessings with both hands

provided thou dost know thyself prepared in the opposite event to

take them just as gladly. This applies to food and friends and

kindred, to anything God gives and takes away... As long as God

is satisfied do thou rest content. If he is pleased to want

something else of thee, still rest content."

-- Meister Eckhart

Our life begins to change in magical ways...

"Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may

have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn

how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to

entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the

past is holding you back from a new life."

-- Mary Manin Morrissey

Journaling is a great way to release and let go. To get things

off your chest. Our minds are our own...

YOU KNOW THE WAY

"Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope,

to love ... and to put its trust in life."-- Joseph Conrad

How deeply do you trust your own guidance?

Always trust that you know what's best for you. To move forward

in your life, gather information from the "experts," consider how

their advice relates to your situation and then act only on what