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Nobility

We are Intrinsically Noble I was 16 years old when my meditation teacher gifted me an exceptionally vital instruction. We are intrinsically noble. It is our birthright. Tragically, some of us resolve to abdicate this beautiful nobility to another.  This perilous error is committed in hopes of exchanging our birthright for a quality, feeling, or […]

Ephemera

Thoughts are ephemeral, unchosen, and primarily uncontrolled. Don’t let them defeat you. Don’t let them control you. You are not them. Don’t identify with them. That will bring certain suffering. Your thoughts are like birds passing across a clear, bright, blue sky. You, yourself, your shining magnificence, your true nature is that radiant clear blue […]

Autumn Magic

How I embrace the glorious approach of autumn! The oppressive heat of the summer months is again exiled for yet another year. The vivacious crisp air descends upon us like a gentle benediction from that which dreams us into being. A stillness, a silence, dawns as the earth begins to ready itself for its winter […]

Stretching

The sky promises emptiness filled with grace.The earth promises love filled with nothingness. Between the two, we stretch. We fly. We soar. We awaken. The dream crumbles.

Dreaming

“I am!” Was the lie she eternally whispered to herself so she would believe that she and everything around her was real. While her heart longed to hear the truth that love forever whispered in her ear, “No, my darling, you are not.”

Stardust and You

Here’s a fabulous secret. You are made of stardust. Stardust from a billion stars. The universe lives in and through you. You are here for the universe to express its love and devotion for experiencing creation and the manifestation of experiences. You are enabling the divine nature of the universe to unfurl and bloom violently […]

The Power to Stop

H.W.L. Poonja, also known as Papaji, gave his student Gangaji a very simple yet profound teaching. Ganagji then, passed this teaching on to the world. The valuable and straightforward instruction was this: Stop. At first glance this doesn’t seem like much, but the simple act of stopping has the power to thoroughly transform your reality. […]