“To thine own self be true.” Now that’s useful advice, even if it is impossible to follow. At least it’s impossible for me, because I don’t know who my “own self” is. Fortunately, my lack of understanding doesn’t get in the way of a rewarding life. I can tell you all sorts of things
It is said that every death awakens us to all the other deaths we have experienced, and in doing so encourages us to assess ever more deeply our commitment to our self. Not just who will we be or die trying, but also how’s it going? I find that to be the case, and in
On Facebook, in response to the story of one more inhumane acton by some soulless politician, a Facebook friend posted a single word: “ENOUGH!” What do you suppose my friend really meant? What was the message? I think she was saying: “In this moment, I’m not able to free the magnitude of pain I feel.
Do you ever think that every event in your life is designed to help you live your life purpose, the core reason you’re alive? Maybe it’s like hide and seek. The universe embeds deep meaning in everything––licorice popcorn; the Serenity Prayer; or something really wacky: discovering that the stranger we met on a train can
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The king of sore throats came to town that evening. By midnight, gargling an ocean of salt water had provided only modest relief.
Recently, my son, daughter, and 19 year-old grandson, who live together in Rochester, New York, upon returning home from an afternoon outing of several hours, discovered in their kitchen an umbrella they’d never before seen. How it got there when all doors had been securely locked was a mystery solved only after a half-hour of
A monk of my acquaintance for the past 20 years or so, a disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, founder of Self-Realization Fellowship in 1920, has recently been anointed president of that organization. His name is Brother Chidananda. He is a man of wisdom, wit and a deep, clear-minded understanding of the teachings Yogananda. At their