When we experience peace, we are immediately tempted to do something with the peace.
We think, How can I keep this peace? How can I make more peace? How can I not lose this peace? Does this peace mean that I have become awakened?
Instead of letting ourselves be within this peace.… Read more
Fear is a thought. No thought. No Fear.
“When you go out into the woods, and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever. And you look at the tree and you allow it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didn’t get enough light, and so it turned that way. And you don’t … Read more
Q: In addition to meditation and spending time in nature, what are the most beneficial things to do with our time?
Take care of what is around you. Mend what needs mending. Tend what needs tending. Love what needs loving. Appreciate and enjoy your talents. Express your creativity. Be gentle and take comfort from simple living.
There is nothing mysterious about any of this. It is all very straightforward. When you meditate and spend time in nature, it quickly becomes … Read more
Q: What is it that we are afraid of? Is it just fear of the unknown?
You can’t be afraid of the unknown, because it’s unknown. In this case, you’re afraid of what your imagination conjures.
What people are really afraid of is losing the known.… Read more
The human mind equates emptiness with negative things—lack of meaning, hunger, deprivation—rather than what it truly is—freedom from pain, the beginning of a healing process, cleanliness, a space opened to be full of creativity or love or other positive experiences and emotions.
Because people are so afraid of emptiness, even when they release a negative emotion, once they feel the emptiness, the tendency is to fill it right back up with another negative emotion. I feel empty therefore I feel … Read more
From moment to moment, focus on what you can be now.
It always comes back to paying attention.
Don’t allow unproductive thinking.
Don’t wait for someone to pat you on the back.
Realize that you are the beneficiary
when you do what’s required to help yourself grow.… Read more
If you are looking to find your life, the address is Here and Now.… Read more
