Human beings have always looked for solace in troubled times. When we feel discouraged, or overcome with sadness, we say we’re in a dark place, and all we want is to be released from it. Yes, it’s very painful. But enlightened beings across the ages have told us that there is more goodness in the darkness than we realize. In […]

One idea that we see again and again in sacred writings is that each one of us is a reflection of higher truth. What that means is that all the answers we seek to our deepest questions about life already lie within us. While it is valuable to study the great sacred texts, it is also important to study ourselves. […]

This is the time of year when many of us think about new beginnings. Each New Year’s Day we write the date — 1/1 — and our hopes are that we can make a new start in life; our wish is to wipe clean the slate our former mistakes, leave them behind us… in the past, where they belong. But, […]