Occupation: Writer Birth: 1962
Retreat is a response to the call of the heart-that call which beckons us toward reality, to the truth of our being, to that which is truly sane, rea….
It is good to remember that the goal of Buddhism is to create Buddhas, not Buddhists, as the goal of Christianity is to create Christs, not Christian….
Stop all doing and be still. Let the fire of stillness burn everything and reveal That which is Openness..
Real meditation is not about mastering a technique; it’s about letting go of control. This is meditation. Anything else is actually a form of concent….
As soon as the mind pulls out an agenda and decides what needs to change, that's unreality. Life doesn't need to decide who's right and who's wrong. ….
The silence inside of you is the sound of your knowledge collapsing. Remember, it is you who said, 'I want to be free.'.
There is nothing wrong with thought and it can be used whenever necessary. But in every moment you can choose to follow your thoughts or you can reco….
The paradox is that when resistance is fully accepted, the resistance disappears..
When you rest in quietness and your image of yourself fades, and your image of the world fades, and your ideas of others fade, what's left? A brightn….
Meditation is a teaching which offers you the possibility of breaking free of this egoic state of consciousness and coming into a whole new realizati….
Serving the Truth becomes our life instead of just an isolated event. It takes the abstractness out of spirituality. That's the opportunity of real s….
Awareness isn’t something we own; awareness isn’t something we possess. Awareness is actually what we are..
Ego is the movement of the mind toward objects of perception in the form of grasping, and away from objects in the form of aversion. This fundamental….
The mind may accept or deny that you are awareness, but either way it can’t really understand. It cannot comprehend. Thought cannot comprehend what i….
Instead of striving towards some distant goal that you will never reach, I invite you to stop and ask: How am I avoiding the enlightenment that is al….
How do I integrate spirituality into my everyday life? Throw out the concept of "spiritual life" and "everyday life." There is only life, undivided a….
This one question-'What do I know for certain?'-is tremendously powerful. When you look deeply into this question, it actually destroys your world. I….
Most people don't get out of childhood, or adolescence, without being wounded for telling the truth. Someone says 'you can't say that' or 'you should….
Doubt is always accompanied by a pervasive cynicism that unconsciously puts a negative spin on whatever it touches..
Now don't think that awakening is the end. Awakening is the end of seeking, the end of the seeker, but it is the beginning of a life lived from your ….
The Truth doesn't answer anything. The Truth IS everything!.