008 - Listening as an Attitude of Openne...

A good is never so good as when you have no awareness that you’re doing good. You are never so good as when you have no consciousness that you’re good. Or as the great Sufi would say, “A saint is one until he or she knows it.” Unselfconscious! 

Anytime you have a negative feeling toward anyone, you’re living in an illusion. 

Think of anything that's causing you pain, worry or anxiety. First, can you see the desire under that suffering? Make no mistake, there’s something you desire keenly or else you wouldn’t be suffering. What is that desire? Second, it isn’t simply a desire; there’s an identificatio ... Show More

If we are suffering, we are believing an interpretation of reality that is limiting and untrue. At these times we are imprisoned in a painful looping of fear-driven thoughts and feelings. This talk explores the ways our practices of mindfulness, compassion and loving presence can ... Show More

<p>"Who looks outside dreams, who looks inside wakes." – Carl Jung / What am I, beyond the external ego presentation? / we've got layers to shed before we get to our authentic self / our relationship with our body is dream-like / our choices determine our next body / this is not ... Show More

<p>"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." ― Proverbs 4:23 / spirituality can be understood as a practice of purifying our desires from the level of exploitation, to renunciation, to devotion / don't be so harsh on people, they're mostly good hear ... Show More