on Enlightenment … (03/24/11)

“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.” ~ Lao Tsu . “If we remove ourselves from the world, we are pretending that we can find our own individual enlightenment … while letting the rest of the world go to hell.” ~ Satish Kumar . Being kind to others is the only way to truly […]

Rediscovering your Destiny … (03/24/13)

It is each man’s destined quest to rediscover who he truly is, but the answer to that searching lies in the present, not in the past … The past is a construct of the mind. It blinds us; it fools us into believing what it so desperately wants us to believe: that we are weak […]

living “The Good Life” … (03/23/13)

“When we have arrived at the question, the answer is already near.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson WHAT IS “THE GOOD LIFE”? Living without Loving, … is like speaking to another without hearing what they have to say, … is like thinking about the Meaning of Life without living life Meaning-fully, … is like striving for […]

Happiness is service … (03/23/11)

“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” ~ Albert Schweitzer . “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” ~ Albert Einstein . “The best way […]

Bukowski’s final Summons … (03/23/2024)

Into the Wilderness … (03/23/14)

It is our Treks into the Wilderness — those barren, depressed &/or painful times in life — that give us the opportunity to Love Life most. Indeed, in our deepest sense of hopelessness rests the purest essence of our Life’s Work … For it is when we lie mired in the darkest of shadows that […]

doing the impossible … (03/22/13)

So you think Loving your enemies is impossible? You think evil is immune to your acts of Goodness? Consider this incredible photograph … taken by Tara Miller … who is almost completely blind. Nothing is impossible, my Friends. So let’s get out there and Be Kind When Least Inclined!

on Kindness … (03/22/11)

“Wherever there is another being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.” ~ Seneca . “Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.” ~ Samuel Johnson . “Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.” ~ Frank A. Clark

Love’s undying Desire … (03/22/2024)

on Letting Go … (03/21/13)

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could (or at least what you did). Some blunders and a few absurdities may have crept in; release them … Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely, with far too much gratitude & Loving resolve to be encumbered by […]

on Love & pain … (03/21/11)

“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” ~ Mother Teresa . “There are four questions of value in life… What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer […]