freedom from loneliness … (04/05/09)

“All you have to do is notice who it is that feeds the loneliness [the ego] … … The one who notices the same [the conscience] is already free.” ~ D. Singer

one of those moments … (04/05/13)

“It was one of those perfect warm afternoons; the ocean shimmering like a promise; a slight breeze on my skin; calm silence in my Heart … And then I noticed another person nearby pointing to the ocean with an amazed smile upon his face. He had spotted a small school of dolphins very close to […]

on facing fears … (12/05/08)

“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.” ~ Louisa May Alcott

to Live like a Lion … (12/04/12)

“As a bee seeks nectar from all kinds of flowers, seek your teaching everywhere. Like a deer that finds a quiet place to graze, seek seclusion to take in all that you have gathered. And then, like a Loving Madman — beyond all limits, go wherever you please, and boldly enliven the new Truth that […]

Credit where Honor is due … (04/04/15)

47 years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in Memphis, and a Great Voice for Peace was seemingly silenced — and the world rightfully mourned both his passing and the apparent fading of his Great Dream. Indeed, I myself have recently heard others publicly pronouncing that Martin Luther King Jr. fully failed in […]

What it means to Serve … (04/04/12)

“Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.” ~ M. Gandhi … Our world is falling apart all around us — there is corruption in our politics & zealotry in our […]

You have the Power … (04/04/09)

“Distress is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

on respecting LIFE … (04/03/12)

“We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.” ~ William Ralph Inge First things first, a few challenging facts: FACT: animals are sentient […]

Love is the only sanity … (12/01/08)

“All a sane man can ever think about is giving Love.” ~ Hafiz

Service IS Joy … (04/01/08)

“I slept, and dreamed that life was but Joy. I woke, and saw that life was but service. I served, and discovered that service IS Joy.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore So … got JOY?    

on Service … (04/01/11)

“Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.” ~ Mohandas Gandhi . “The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to do good […]