Do you believe it because you were told to believe it, or else? Or do you believe it because you know it to be true? Do you believe it because someone else said they have seen it, or do you believe it through your own experience of such things? Do you believe it out of … Continue reading Questioning Your Answers →

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The Chase and The Stillness: Rumi

"When I run after what I think I want, my days are a furnace of stress and anxiety; if I sit in my own place of patience, what I need flows to me, and without pain. From this I understand that what I want also wants me, is looking for me and attracting me. There is … Continue reading The Chase and The Stillness: Rumi →

Todays and Years Longings

More than anything, I just long for time alone. Stillness, silence, solitude. And for several years now, this is the very thing that constantly eludes me. I cry for her. I rage for her. I thirst, I starve, malnourished. Needed to be fed, by nothing. Empty bliss. No distractions or disruptions. No voices, nor noises. … Continue reading Todays and Years Longings →

What He(Thich Nhat Hanh) Said.

“We often think of peace as the absence of war, that if the powerful countries would reduce their weapon arsenals, we could have peace. But if we look deeply into the weapons, we see our own minds- our prejudices, fears, and ignorance. Even if we transport all the bombs to the moon, the roots of … Continue reading What He(Thich Nhat Hanh) Said. →