Poem: Nowhere Man By Dr. Archan Mehta Nobody knew his name. He was the invisible man. Nobody was curious about his game. He never shot to fame And lived alone. He was often stoned And, sometimes, dead drunk And he cried in the Middle of the night. There was nobody …...Read More

Part 8 of Shanti’s series: “The Holocene has seen many of us creating… some of us have flowered as caretakers… in scientific research, on the path of devotion, or exploring beyond the frontiers of the known.” The Holocene has seen many of us creating: painting, drawing, sculpting, writing, composing and …...Read More

“Everyone who gives up a serious childhood dream—of becoming an artist, a doctor, an engineer, an athlete—lives the rest of their life with a sense of loss, with nagging what-ifs.” ~Glenn Kurtz Childhood dreams are a funny thing, aren’t they? Our adolescent years are filled with nearly unlimited imagination of …...Read More

An old one… A man was working on his motorcycle on the patio, his wife nearby in the kitchen. While racing the engine, the motorcycle accidentally slipped into gear. The man, still holding onto the handlebars, was dragged along as it burst through the glass patio doors. His wife, hearing …...Read More

A review by Lisa Von Stein: “If you are going to read just one spiritually oriented book this year, I recommend this one for many reasons, not least of which is the mischievous sense of humour that permeates its pages.” The Very Best and Worst of Sannyas News – Volume …...Read More

This article is part 2 of “The Art of Witnessing – Turn Your Suffering into Moments of Meditation“. “This is the initial preparation. Once this preparation is complete, then it is easy to enter death with awareness. Not only easy, but it will happen most certainly. “As such, we are …...Read More

Shastro writes about how his music label started, and on the heyday of the CD era WOW! I just realized that it has been almost 30 years since I started my own record label. What a great adventure it has been! If you’re an artist, there’s something very freeing and …...Read More

“She held herself until the sobs of the child inside subsided entirely. I love you, she told herself. It will all be okay.” ~H. Raven Rose The first time I heard about inner child work was in a random article I found on the internet. It caught my attention because …...Read More

“No one is more influential in your life than you are because no one talks to you more than you do.” ~Dr. Paul David Tripp Living with chronic illness can seem like an insurmountable challenge. I felt completely broken and helpless. Amidst my tumultuous journey, I found that mindset is …...Read More

A Tantra meditation from Osho – described by Madhuri, with an accompanying poem I learned this in the early 90’s, during the Tantra group in the School of Mysticism. My experiments with it proved to be revelatory. Particularly once I was in a real Tantric partnership, from 2005-2012, in Missouri, …...Read More