To change the visible, you must first change the invisible
To change the fruits, you have to change the roots. To change the visible, you must first change the invisible. -T. H Eker More? dig for the root kind thoughts are the roots..
Spiritual practice
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You are the pilgrimage. The pilgrimage is you.
When you were born you joined a wagon train. The train has been traveling for a long time and after you die it will continue moving. At night when you sleep, or during the day at moments of stillness, you…
binding up the wounded
“It wasn’t about demonstrating my outrage to right-wing drivers driving down Esters Road in front of the mosque. I can never, and will never, change any of the haters. It’s not about them. Not this time, and not here. This…
The untrained mind
To observe and watch one’s own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it has not been trained and taught, it will get lost in all kinds of stories and…
Right action brings amazing grace
I know for sure, as a result of over whelming direct evidence, Right Action, done repetitively, brings amazing grace. Every. Single. Time. And yet, each and every time it still amazes me. More? noble silence leads to right action Right…
My experiments with the truth
I have deleted all social media apps from my phone. And all news apps. And turned off the breaking news alert. And the disaster alert. I’m officially going old school, at least from my constantly present mobile device. I’m in…
you cannot make this world peacful
You cannot make the external world 100% peaceful. If you try, you’ll fail. However, you can make your own inner world peaceful, making a big impact on the outer world. ~ Bhante Sujatha Let’s talk more. Subscribe here. More?…
replenishing
“you gotta understand, unless you have something replenishing the heart, lifting the mind, you are in trouble!” ~ Venerable Ani Drubgyudma, founder and abbot of Bear Paw Monastery. More? The only way to LIVE. live a great story
The Monk Manifesto: Seven Principles for Living with Deep Intention
I love manifestos and declarations and commitments and vows and all the people who are certain about who they are and what they stand for. Check this out from our good friends at On Being: The Monk Manifesto: Seven Principles…
Remember this:
Today, with every encounter, I am going to remember this; you do not know the capacity of the person who stands before you. More? When meditation sucks Amidst unthinkable tragedy, this is how we create change The journey toward an…