What I believe this virus has truly shown us is our collective underlying human nature and innate desire to live as community-based beings. Despite being told to socially distance ourselves, we have reacted in a way that has made us all act more compassionate and kind towards one another.
Read MoreSorrowful is the one who has bitten off more than they could chew in pursuit of what they thought they wanted at the time. Joyful is the one who has thought twice before they pursued that which they only believed to want in that moment.
Read MoreThe nature of duality is such that we cannot possibly know love without hate; joy without sorrow; happiness without sadness; health without disease. Yet, all of these things (hate, sorrow, sadness, disease) hold with them a negative stigma when they should also be celebrated for what they gift—perspective.
Read MoreDon’t let the adjectives fool you—business is just business. The thing is, we can often get caught up in the sound of things that we tend to forget that at the heart of a business’ operation is a simple set of core principles.
Read MoreAs Homo Sapiens (latin for “wise man”), we gauge a lot of what we will do next in terms of observations from the past and predictions for what we believe may occur in the future.
Read MoreTaking a reductionist approach to this problem, we must look at the various underlying factors that all contribute to this quandary. Who are the ones calling for world peace to begin with? Humans. What are humans motivated by? Desire. What is desire built up of? What we believe to be our reality.
Read MoreLife, ultimately, is just a story we tell ourselves. So, take a moment (like I just did), and reflect on your story. What story are you telling yourself? What story are you living out? All life starts with a story; that story becomes an idea; that idea becomes a belief which we have chosen to tell ourselves.
Read MoreMuscle-memory is an interesting and highly useful mechanism. It’s what allows us to unconsciously react to situations that we have already seen a thousand times before; moving effortlessly from one position to the next.
Read MoreLife is a constant flux and flow between using our mind and letting it go; achieving Satori and then resting in Zazen. It is a balance; a union; an expression of Harmony played out and experienced by us, the end user; the Player One; the pilot in the passenger seat to our lives.
Read MoreIn truth, we are all already Enlightened. We all have perspectives relative to that which we once knew. The question is: how much perspective do you wish to gain?
Read MoreConsciousness (our Active Awareness) is the Infinite Animate Energy of the known universe and the mind is the mirror upon which that consciousness can reflect. No mirror, no identification states, no you, non-separation.
Read MoreEnergy can neither be created nor destroyed; energy can only be transferred or changed from one form to another. That is the first law of Thermodynamics*.
Read MoreWe are each playing out a video game that we call Our Lives; the only difference is, some of us are allowing the video game to play us—taking for granted the infinite opportunities and wonder all around us at every moment—when we should really be playing the video game to its fullest while it lasts.
Read MoreWithout exploring both knowledge and experience in life, we become extremely limited in our full understanding of the events that have just transpired. Without both, we cannot achieve real truth—or become wise to the situation at hand.
Read MoreI would suggest lumping your blog content themes into each one of the buckets in the funnels above, then seeing where the content overlaps; ultimately, allowing you to decide how much of a loss you are willing to take with regard to not having your content be seen.
Read More*PAY ATTENTION! YOU’RE SPACING OUT OF THIS WORLD!* That was then and this is now… you always have the potential and opportunity to change what you are currently doing and (in effect) your future and life choices for the better!
Read MoreBy simply observing, not verbalizing what it is that you are observing, simply watching through your sheer presence, you are no longer thinking, you are being; you have come upon the state of no-mind (satori or zen).
Read MoreIt’s funny, you know… putting out all of these articles, podcasts, and perspectives into the world, you’d think that I’d want “fans”. I truly don’t. But what I do want is free-thinking individuals who come and go within my sphere of influence and take something away with them that they may have found interesting or valuable during their stay.
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