So simple!! Treating people will love and care will always be the right thing to do. It's unfortunate that capitalism and our entire society doesn't generally appreciate this truth. … [click on title to read and view more]
By Leah Ida Harris Having spent my entire adolescence either medicated on psychotropic drugs or trying to kill myself (in large part due to the side effects of psychotropic drugs I was on), one could say that I never really developed any coping skills. After I escaped the system, my habit was to get lost in activity. At first it was academic achievement – supposedly to prove to myself that I had value and something to contribute. But it never brought satisfaction. I always felt inferior to the other students, even if my grades were high. Below the surface, there was always a nagging sense of something being wrong. Often I would get pangs of panic and dread twisting my stomach, for reasons I could not fathom...
Everything in life changes. The path to true happiness is one of integrating and fully accepting all aspects of our experience. This integration is represented in the Taoist symbol of yin/yang, a circle which is half dark and half light. In the midst of the dark area is a spot of light, and in the... Continue Reading →
Among meditation teachers I have met and worked with in person, Jack Kornfield is perhaps my most influential meditation teacher though he was not my first. I read his book A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life, years before I met him. He is a kind and loving,... Continue Reading →
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