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EXCEPTIONAL THINKING
The world’s most capable minds, from the quiet warriors of American Special Forces to the tragic heroes of Shakespeare, all share a single discipline: The ability to think beyond the obvious. “Exceptional thinking” is their compass. It is the art of seeing from...
FINDING COMPASSION IN CLOSURE
I am predictably typical. The proof rests in the fact that most of my life experiences have found a haven of...
ACKNOWLEDGING LIFE’S PAPERCLIPS
This uninterrupted thought followed today's conversation: I have learned from a long line of teachers, students, and...
LEVELS of COMFORT
For the past few days, I have been huddled in my writing space compiling mental notes targeting the comforts of life –...
INTERNAL EMPATHY
When examining the resentment and ill will that surround my world, I have one safe strategy. I try to select a time...
FORGIVENESS
Without a deep personal commitment to self-forgiveness, we are destined to be chained to our past actions. It is not...
EVERBODY HURTS SOMETIMES
The Sanskrit word, dukkha, has always brought both confusion and insight into the way I have viewed life. I have...
ILLUMINATION FROM KHENCHEN
Have you ever experienced moments when your ears perked up, after someone really understood who you were or what you...
ESCAPE SUFFERING
I am remembering a period of life when I was invited to explore the fundamental doctrine of Buddhism involving the...
HUMILITY and THE HUMAN WARRIOR
Recently a reader forwarded these questions: “With all of your research regarding the World of Souls, is there one...
An ILLUMINATING MOMENT of TRUTH
While writing about the unconventional world of souls, I searched for proper descriptive terms to convey my spiritual...











