Zen Stories to Enlighten
Zen Stories are infused with wisdom, and are considered kōans — a fundamental part of the tradition of Zen Buddhism. They are designed to stop the rational mind so one can
Stress-Free Living
Lightness of BeingStress-free Living Through Meditation Don’t you just love it when you’ve had a day or two when you felt completely in harmony with yourself and life?
Synchronicity
Synchronicity Signs & Wonders Swiss psychologist Carl Jung loved the idea that life was not simply a series of random events but instead, was the expression of a deeper ord
Meditation. It’s Better than a Facelift
When people ask Patricia Wheat, an award-winning facialist in Sedona, why her skin looks even better than before, she tells them, “I haven’t changed a thing, except now
Prayer and Meditation
Prayer and Meditation I wasn’t brought up in a very religious fashion but was familiar with prayer. My mother, who grew up Catholic and went to Mass every Sunday as a girl, now l
Endangered Silence: Making time for Quietude
It’s 4:00 a.m. and I get up out of bed and walk out behind my house. All is still and quiet and in my mind, life is perfect. The moon is nowhere to be seen. The wilderness be
Love Thy Neighbor
The Golden Rule The Golden Rule and variations on that theme have been in effect since ancient times, from Babylon and Egypt to Greece and China. It’s written about in the Bibl
Reclaim Your Power!
I’ve spent much of my life seeking peace. I’ve explored the world’s spiritual and mystic traditions: living in a Zen Buddhist monastery, meditating in ashrams and temples thr
Living a Soul-Centered Life
I came up with the term soul-centered to describe a shift in perspective which meditation cultivates: a transformation of the vantage point for one’s life. It’s a great to
