The freedom of being yourself
It seems to me that we are happiest when we are simply being ourselves.
Perhaps this is why children spend so much time in joy. They have not yet created a rigid self-image, so they invest little energy trying to live up to one.
Spiritual teacher Ram Dass once observed that from the moment we enter the world, we begin what he called “Somebody training.” He wrote:
Why I stopped meditating
‘We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin I remember getting curious about meditation, probably twenty years ago or maybe even longer. Reading the local newspaper one day I saw that there was going to be a local talk on Transcendental Meditation […]
The little understood power of the present moment
When we truly understand the power of the present moment, then it becomes the most important thing in our life. I learned that to truly connect with others I had to be fully present with them. I learned that happiness and contentment are not circumstance dependent; they are a function of how present we are […]
Learning to laugh at our foibles
Just how much success, money, fame, material goods, power, etc. would you need to eradicate your insecurities? I recently read an article about the actor Brad Pitt and it was interesting to read how he is still beset by self-doubt. He said: ‘It’s a constant battle. You gain wisdom as you get older, so self-doubt […]