It’s spring! This is a time for new beginnings, new hope, and new appreciation for the endless possibilities we are given each moment to start over. The power of spring lends us the fresh forces we need to break through and to let go of old patterns. The possibility of making a brand new beginning in life is never greater […]
With all the peace talks, global conferences, and demonstrations for peace that have been taking place around the world for what seems like millennia, wouldn’t you think that by now… there might be a little peace on earth? But human history tells a sad story: promising fits and starts that too soon fizzle away, leaving no lasting accord. Truth be […]
There is a perennial theme that weaves its way throughout all wisdom teachings: we human beings have come to believe that the ability to hide a limitation is the same as having transcended it. Of course, this is a lot like thinking that if we close our eyes the stalking tiger won’t see us! And we all know how that […]
Explorers throughout time have opened up the wonders of this beautiful planet, and taken us to the stars. As individuals we may not have the opportunity to make such exciting discoveries, but we also love to travel and experience new places. However, we expect too much of these adventures. We hope they will change our relationship with life and with […]
We all wish to be filled with wisdom, with peace, with compassion. But what are we actually filled with most of the time? Our minds spill over with reruns from unwanted moments past, reliving of painful encounters with other people, fears of an uncertain future. Meaningless thoughts about meaningless events clog our consciousness, leaving virtually no room in our heart […]
When it comes to growing into our best selves, we humans do a lot of thinking. We think about what’s wrong with ourselves. We talk to ourselves about who we would rather be. We imagine, and plan, and try to figure it all out with our minds. Now don’t get me wrong. The human mind is a wonderful instrument that […]
Throughout spiritual teachings we find the understanding that we human beings have the ability to “create” the world we live in — for good or bad — by the way we think about it. A human being is a part of the whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts […]
I needed some inspiration for this month’s OneJourney Newsletter Article, so I decided to visit the Living Book on the OneJourney site. When I got there I looked at the five most recent submitted quotes, and I was immediately struck by how perfectly they represent the whole idea of the site. The quotes span almost 2,500 years — from Buddha […]
Over the last several months we’ve witnessed a chain of shocking events involving both war and personal tragedy. Why do people fight? Why do people hate their own lives? In large part, it comes down to a misperception about what it takes to be happy. People fight because they have an idea of what they need to be happy. That […]
Everyone wonders whether or not there is one great secret for truly successful living. There is. And it is not a secret. It has been quietly, steadily telling itself right in front of us all along. We just couldn’t hear it over the clatter and chatter of our own secret demands. Listen quietly for a moment. Everything can change right […]
