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Everyone and their mom knows, at least intellectually, that the whole of creation is in a state of endless revolution. The Greek philosopher Heraclitus famously said, “No same man could walk through ...

She was done not fully being herself. She realized she was the only self she could be—and not being unapologetically true to herself was a disservice to her soul and the world. She was done listening ...

There was once a man who was visited by three goddesses. They were attempting to settle a dispute between them, a trifling matter to determine which of them held claim to the golden apple that had ...

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I am quite familiar with the story about Buddha’s enlightenment under that fateful banyan tree in Bodh Gaya. But until recently, I was much less familiar with his wandering ways before he became ...

Many people I speak with have anxiety because they are trapped in their heads. I’d like to introduce a term here that I have not heard before (at least not in my field of medicine and psychology). I ...

The Emptiness of Family: A Guide to Engaged Parenting. When we enter into the responsibilities of parenthood we welcome another sentient being into our mind-stream and open our mandala of practice to ...

Everyone around us struggles in marriage. But you wouldn’t know it because most people feel bad about their struggle, so they hide it. I have yet to meet a couple who were not challenged to some ...

Jim Carrey talks about his battle with depression. He explains just how tough suffering from depression can be, and how finding freedom from depression is tied to separating from the ego. When I think ...

“If I needed you, would you come to me, would you come to me to ease my pain? If you needed me, I would come to you, I would come to you to ease your pain.” ~ Townes Van Zandt This used to be one of ...

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