The End of Guilt
A young man sat on a riverbank. In a peaceful state, he was absorbed in the sounds and sights of nature surrounding him. Suddenly he heard desperate cries for help.… Read More
Are You Grown Up?
“Why don’t you just grow up!” Has anyone ever said this to you? Have you ever said this to someone else? Usually, someone says “grow up” in the context of… Read More
Teaching Spirituality to Children: Part II
In Teaching Spirituality to Children: Part I, we explored the meaning of spirituality and its active expression through ceremony and storytelling. In this post, we look at prayer, meditation, and… Read More
Teaching Spirituality to Children: Part 1
If you have clicked on this post, you most likely are a spiritual seeker and parent or grandparent. Furthermore, you may be someone who was raised with organized religion but… Read More
Iago or Ego?
(Author’s note: this is the first of four articles about the ego, so I recommend reading this one first, then “The Most Outrageous Belief in the World,” then “Why So… Read More
Why So Much Hate?
(Author’s note: this is the third of four articles about the ego, so I recommend you read “Iago or Ego?” first, followed by “The Most Outrageous Belief in the… Read More
The Most Outrageous Belief in the World
In the article "Iago or Ego" I introduced the concept of the ego--its origins and its characteristics. [Read more]
Is There Hope for the World?
(Author’s note: this is the fourth in a series about the ego.) If you have read the first three articles about the ego, you might now be feeling somewhere between… Read More
Forgiveness: The Path to Peace
Forgiveness seems extremely difficult for so many people, and yet, I cannot think of a more important psychological/spiritual process for one’s well-being and happiness. So this will be the first… Read More
An Untroubled Mind
In my previous post, “The Only Mistake You Make,” I wrote about judgment and learning to suspend judgment as a step toward relinquishing it. Suspending judgment is equivalent to being… Read More