a little taste of inner peace

The highest spiritual teaching says “let go” of all attachment and you move towards inner peace. Which ultimately means let go of the character you play. The “I am (insert your name).” Then,… Read More →

Self awareness and universal awareness (Twig People and Forest People)

“The vast majority are currently Twig People and this is why we got into this mess. The few – though gathering in number – are Forest People. By that I mean this: Twig… Read More →

peace

conflict begins within trying to change others is a source of conflict can you end the conflicts around you without ending the conflict within you? are you at peace with yourself? when you’re at… Read More →

maybe they got the answer right

it’s no mystery that Muslims and Christians have a history of violent missions against other religions. The mystery is ~ why don’t Buddhists do it too?

Daddy, by Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath committed suicide 50 years ago today, at the age of 30. She wrote this poem about her father who died when she was 8 ~ and described him as “a bag… Read More →

Appearance and Truth – Who are you?

You probably formulate your appearance so that you get what you want and move towards a better life. But appearance is a painted eggshell – an illusion created for others. The truth of… Read More →

did you hear that?

examine insults, judgment, rules, and beliefs then observe very young children and you discover that you didn’t doubt yourself until someone taught it as an idea to you. suffering is natural. but words… Read More →

appearance and truth – what is self improvement?

you can laugh for a moment even when you have great misery you can feel great sorrow when you  have great assets does wealth remove sorrow when your loved ones die? do clean clothes remove the deep… Read More →

the highest place you can rise to

the highest place you can rise to is the center of yourself It’s where Buddha found nirvana. And Christ was in perfect agreement with him ~ he said “the kingdom of God is… Read More →

six ways of simplicity

your life becomes complicated or simple by the choices you make why return to simplicity? why drink a glass of water? what is more simple than water? does it fill you? can anything… Read More →

self awareness has several parts

heal your wounds be true to yourself know the difference between your true self and the person you were taught to be discover what works for you heal your wounds when you feel… Read More →

not naughty, naughtier

one reason to pass judgment against others is to give yourself permission to do activities you think you shouldn’t be doing my actions are naughty but his are naughtier so I’m ok why… Read More →

children are great teachers

learning isn’t blind acceptance children constantly show the way why? why? why? to teach the way to become a good student there is no better teacher than a child who has the answers?… Read More →

YES AND NO – the two parts of letting go

letting go is the way to no suffering and it’s also the way to enlightenment the first part of letting go is indifference the second is yes to all things indifference is the… Read More →

Reasons life is becoming more difficult (Part 3) – religion

the purpose and core teaching of all religions is to put you in harmony with yourself so that you can move in harmony with the world and find inner peace but many churches… Read More →

Reasons life is becoming more difficult – Part 2 – Words

some of the most powerful wounds in life come from the thoughts in your head judgment blame and complaint think about the way you feel when others speak these words against you the… Read More →

Reasons life is becoming more difficult – Part 1 – Wounds

those who move in natural ways are good examples to watch when you try to heal yourself why do they move in natural ways? because they’re childlike in awareness and healthy in spirit… Read More →

yes, everyone has blindness, but why?

when Buddha reached nirvana he said he was awake if he was the first one to wake what does that imply about all others in the world? blindness is ancient it fills all… Read More →

you make it happen to yourself

yes                  no pessimism     optimism curiosity        judgment blame            co-operation every thought is a small step towards something with every step towards something the something grows in size which seeds grow… Read More →

risk, reward, and a better life

when you feel misery and frustration it means you need to make changes to your life you might feel a desire to change small daily events but this doesn’t help every day you… Read More →