The whole world is hopelessly attached (addicted) to people, things, ideas, opinions, the opinions of others, places, their job, etc. It’s really hard when you first start trying to break some of those addictions and make yourself free.
You get a lot of flack from your friends and relatives who see your freedom [...]
At this time many people are on edge and can fly off the handle at the least little thing. Often things happen or people say things that are unreasonable. A worthwhile power to develop within yourself is the power to tolerate with love.
True tolerance isn’t something forced. It really means [...]
I had an aunt who passed away about 10 years ago. She was famous as a doctor in the field of birth control. She was considered to the pioneer for birth control in Canada.
One thing I remember about her was the way she was totally unaffected by anything that the media [...]
I wasn’t expecting to be talking about a new humanity when I called an old friend from the West Coast a few days ago. He is a teacher of special needs children in Los Angeles. He is also a poet, an actor, a lover of God, and the best joke teller I have ever known.
But [...]
“Yes we can” is the new clarion call. Nothing can mobilize the dormant and pent-up energy within us than an affirming belief that we are unlimited in our potential, that we are not isolated and separate, but part of a beautiful wholeness that by its nature, includes everyone and everything.
Joseph Campbell once said that [...]
Have you ever been happy for no reason at all? You don’t know why. But you are happy. That is causeless happiness.