Trance of compassion
By practicing kindness all over with everyone you will soon come into the holy trance, definite distinctions of personalities will become what they really mysteriously are, our common and eternal…Read more
Enlightenment
Does one really have to fret About enlightenment? No matter what road I travel, I'm going home. ShinshoRead more
Love the whole tree
Love not the shapely branch, Nor place its image alone in your heart. It dies away. Love the whole tree; Then you will love the shapely branch, The tender and…Read more
Remembrance prayer
O God, whose heart is broken by the violence in the human race, forgive us that we have lacked the imagination and collective will to create a warless world. Forgive…Read more
Artist’s prayer
Spirit, grant me: The vision and wisdom of the elder she-eagle The fierce focus of the lioness The fluid leadership of wild geese Small creatures' ways of stillness Beaver's strong…Read more
Powerlessness
All powerlessness stems from failure to understand this point: the key to empowerment, personal and collective, is the understanding that, although darkness stalks light, the light will always reassert itself.…Read more
Gandhi’s top 10
1. Change “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” “As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world…Read more
12 Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening
An increased tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen. Frequent attacks of smiling. Feelings of being connected with others and nature. Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation. A tendency…Read more
