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“Now is the only time. How we relate to it creates the future. In other words, if we’re going to be more cheerful in the future, it’s because of our aspiration and exertion to be cheerful in the present. What we do accumulates; the future is the result of what we do right now.” -Pema [...]

Thinking, Thinking and More Thinking

In my classes I constantly ask you turn off the thinking mind and bring yourself into a deeper state of awareness, but I realized that I don’t really describe what I mean. So let me differentiate between thinking and awareness. The concept is easier to grasp than the actual practice of it, but this doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try

Accessing Your Potential

There is a word/concept in sanskrit called: svabhava. And like most Sanskrit words it has several definitions. One of them defines it as our “true nature”.

Live Simply…

“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” – Charles Mingus
We are so silly sometimes… we have made complexity more impressive, more respected than simplicity. Our lives are filled with stuff, our days constantly rushed from one activity to the next, our minds trying to figure out how to [...]

Turn Your Brilliance Inward

“Learn to wish that everything should come to pass exactly as it does.” – Epictetus
On this spiritual journey we can often be very hard on ourselves, expecting perfection. It’s an interesting balance to pursue spiritual growth AND be content with who we are right now. It is usually our discontent that encourages us to [...]

Where Is Your Attention?

“Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light.” – Unknown
During happy contented times in our lives there is always something negative we could choose to put our attention on. Likewise, during challenging times there is always something positive we can choose to put our attention on. [...]