Stillness

What is your deepest longing?

What is your deepest longing? One of the reasons I’m so grateful for the privilege of aging is that it has given — and continues to give — more space and time to let my own deepest longing be fulfilled, and enjoyed. And made new. I’m a slow learner, I guess. “Better late than never,” [...]

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Two ways to help Japan

There are two ways to help the people of Japan in their terrifying ordeal. One is to offer material assistance such as money or services. The other kind of help is less visible, but perhaps equally important — to maintain a calm, compassionate spirit in this situation anchored in the unconquerable spirit of our own being. My friend Mary Jaksch has written a [...]

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How to find inner peace

A long time ago, before we got married — while we were still chewing over the whole extraordinary concept – JoAnn and I made an important discovery. We discovered that while we are very different in a lot of ways, we both value inner peace, finding inner peace. We were visiting an old friend who happens [...]

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Listened to your inner voice lately?

“The eye must be something like the sun, otherwise no sunlight could be seen; God’s own power must be inside us, how else could godly things delight us?” — Goethe I love these words of the great German philosopher, Wolfgang Goethe. They stir my body and my soul. I lived for 34 years in a [...]

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Have you found a true “home” yet?

Prince William slept in a London alley to highlight the plight of homeless teenagers. But many people in more comfortable circumstances are “homeless” too in a spiritual sense.

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In stillness the answer came

I’ve been putting a toe into the brave new world of Twitter. It’s an exciting place, and offers an exciting opportunity to meet some kindred souls, some kindred spirits. This morning, I got a message from a new friend on Twitter. It went like this: “Looking forward to hearing what your thoughts are on the [...]

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