The Art of Witnessing - Turn Your Suffering into Moments of Meditation

“The greatest preparation for entering death in a conscious state is to first enter pain consciously, because death does not occur often, it does not come every day. Death will come only once, whether you are prepared for it or not; there cannot be a rehearsal for death. But pain …...Read More

The distinction between direction and destination

Osho states, “A destination is a very clear-cut thing; direction is very intuitive. A destination is something outside you, more like a thing. A direction is an inner feeling; not an object, but your very subjectivity…” (with audio) Q: Yesterday you said that an inward traveler has only direction and …...Read More

When U Black, U Black

This was written by a black gentleman in Texas with a great sense of humor… And creative! When I was born, I was BLACK, When I grew up, I was BLACK, When I went in the sun, I stayed BLACK, When I got cold, I was BLACK, When I was …...Read More

Opening Doors to Seven Dimensions

An essay by S D Anugyan on the phenomenon of Twin Flame relationships One of the most unique and bewildering spiritual beliefs is that of the Twin Flame. It defies – well, everything. When I’ve tried to explain it to meditators their reaction is nearly always one of dismissal: ‘It’s …...Read More

3 Simple Words to Help You Feel Present, Grounded, and Nourished

“The little things? They’re not little.” ~Jon Kabat-Zinn Remember Halloween, 2018? No? We wouldn’t, either, except that it happens to be the day our mindfulness journey—and our lives—changed forever. First, some background. We (Deborah and Willow) met when our boys played on the same fifth-grade soccer team. We connected quickly …...Read More

How I Broke Free from My Toxic Need to Achieve

“If it’s out of your hands, it deserves freedom from your mind too.” ~ Ivan Nuru “Honey, we’re gonna call you an ambulance.” The woman on the other end of the phone at the hospital call center sounded stern as I lay on my bathroom floor in my robe, writhing …...Read More

One God Clapping

A review by Madhuri of Alan Lew’s book, subtitled The Spiritual Path of a Zen Rabbi; “I enjoyed the book a lot, and I feel it’s valuable for opening our minds and letting in a bit of wonder and a lot of grounded feeling.” One God Clapping The Spiritual Path …...Read More

Death is inevitable

Osho speaks on ‘Death – Love – Meditation’: “All that you can do is either you can go into it dancing or you can go into it reluctant, clinging to life. If you are reluctant you will miss the experience of death. If you go joyously you will have the …...Read More

The Holocene Epoch: Our shadow and our glory

In Part 7 Shanti writes, “We may have shown our ugliest face to the mirror, to others and to life on the planet, but we have also expressed our potential.“ The quote of Tagore in the previous article of this series is my introduction to a different viewpoint on the …...Read More

Jesus hiding in the marble block

“The seeker is the sought. Just a few unnecessary things are crowding you. The search is negative – drop them and you discover yourself in all your glory.” The search is not going to help you to reach the goal because the goal has never been lost. The search is …...Read More