Intrinsic Heart

The urge to escape seems almost automatic, even with small things. A moment’s discomfort, and attention wants distraction, wants to...

When he was 43 years old, the great spiritual teacher Thomas Merton had a profound mystical experience. What follows is...

What does it mean to be nobody? One kind of ‘nobody’ identifies as someone who feels less than, unimportant. Another...

What is the subject of this photo? Look carefully, the actual subject is more than it seems. At first glance,...

Light and fire are two of the most potent and universal symbols, found in every tradition, in every culture. Like...

This morning I did Tai Chi in a beautiful spot on a platform overlooking a garden.  It’s a high platform,...

Let’s not think about being everywhere all at once – in your kitchen at home and simultaneously at a coffee...

We all know that a concept is not the thing itself, and reality is far far more than thoughts about...

There was a new toy on the playground, a bright shiny red fire engine.  At first everything seemed fine, but...

The beginning of the universe is the mother of all things – Lao Tzu, from Tao Te Ching, Verse 52...