We almost never think of the present, and if we do think of it, it is only to see what light it throws on our plans for the future. The present is never our end. The past and present are … Read More
Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear … Read More
…[T]he ego’s extroverted orientation towards the external world will disappear in order to make way for the Cosmic ‘Man’. This happens when the ego merges into the Self. The ego’s discursive flow of representations (which goes from one thought to … Read More
‘Don’t ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.’ – Dalai Lama
Heart of Perfect Wisdom Sutra OM! Homage to the blissful holy perfect wisdom! Avalokiteshvara[1], holy bodhisattva, moving in deep perfect wisdom, saw below the five heaps[2]; these he saw as emptiness Oh Shariputra[3], form is void and void is form … Read More
‘So … let us meditate on compassion today. Begin by visualizing a person who is acutely suffering, someone who is in pain or is in a very unfortunate situation. For the first three minutes of the meditation, reflect on that … Read More