Create a Charter for Compassion
At TED2008 Ideas Conference in March of this year, TED Prize winner Karen Armstrong was granted a wish to change the world. This is what she asked for: “I wish that you would help with …
Isha Live
Last night, Isha spoke here in Vancouver as part of her new book tour. While largely unknown in the north, in South America where she has been teaching for a decade, thousands show up. This …
The End of Illusion
I have written here about the dream or Maya, the illusion of the world we wake up from on the journey home. With first awakening, we wake from the dream of being an individual. Then …
Imagining the 10th Dimension
One of the more curious concepts people play with is Dimensions. Coming from a place where we see the world in relation to ourselves, new values of reality tend to be described by other dimensions. …
Character is Destiny
In a discussion elsewhere, the quote “Character is Destiny” came up. This is a quote from the Greek Heraclitus. This lead to an interesting discussion on the difference between destiny and purpose. We may see …
Your Purpose
Purpose is a very interesting question to explore. But we have to be careful about what we are talking about. We could be talking about the purpose of a thing. We could wonder at the …
You can Fly
Isha is an Australian woman who teaches out of Uruguay in South America. She is releasing a new book next month in North America, “Why Walk When You Can Fly”. She will be touring various …
What Isn’t
A few days ago, I heard a notable talk by a teacher who does not wish publicity. But he made a few points worth sharing. He observed that he was seeing an another acceleration in …
Appearance and Attraction
One of the classic examples of illusion is found in attraction and appearnce. While many women spend a great deal of time on their appearance, many men do not. Women often assume they are judged …
Affirming What Is
Last week I got the chance to see Louise Hay’s new film, “You Can Heal Your Life“. Like many recent talking films, it has a backstory: this one with a woman’s path out of despair …
Religulous
Last night, I saw the new film Religulous, a word play on Religion and Ridiculous. With such a name, it should come as no surprise that it has Bill Maher front and center, interviewing mostly …
The Primacy of Clarity
When we are clear, we understand. We feel certainty. We have emotional comfort. We allow events, however rough, to occur. We go with the flow. We are OK with what is. When we are not …