Some people take on a beloved’s pain by breathing in their suffering and breathing out love and well-being as Tibetan Buddhists do in the practice of tonglen. In his description of this advanced form of compassion, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1939-1987) said in his book...
The message below provides a wonderful metaphor about hummingbirds and jackhammers to describe the relationship between our intellect and the wise and loving inner voice that is our soul. The Wise and Loving Inner Voice Meditation completes this article. Connecting to...
Earth is a planet of darkness and illusion waiting for light. Experimentation, mutation, and devastation of the original, positively intended creation are its unfortunate legacy. All one needs do is look at the pain and suffering in the world today to know change is...
Souls individuate from oneness to become conscious in a physical body. An incarnation requires a personal journey into darkness and illusion to find treasure. Our mind, body, and soul must unite to truly overcome life’s challenges. The fruit of these explorations and...
Source’s initial impulse was to seek companionship—so, the angelic kingdom was created. They immediately explored oneness through deeply felt conversations and perspectives about love for what, from humanity’s perspective, would have been eons of time. There...
An overused four-letter word over the ages, love is an enigma for many of us. Love’s purest form is the divine expressed and the fruit of that expression. The sun, moon, and all of existence dancing together in harmony, unity, and symmetry is so beautiful, it brings...
