Doing Nothing

Day 4As “serious” spiritual retreats go, this is a joke. I think of Tenzin Palmo, an Englishwoman who spent 12 years alone in a remote Himalayan Cave at 13,200 feet. Every night she sat upright in a tiny 2’6” X 2’6” meditation box, ...

Hedonist’s Retreat

Retreat is for those who desire to deeply realize the truth of their being and the essence of existence. Retreat offers time to step back from the course of daily life and enter into the Unknown. Adyashanti Day 1 Today is the first day ...

One Breath at a Time

Anything unmet or unseen will be like a little button with a ‘push-me’ sticker on in—and it attracts fingers. Adyashanti It’s all very easy to talk about spirituality in the comfort of our living room or at a retreat where ...

Radiant Joy

Your head is already in the tiger’s mouth. There is no escape. Ramana MaharshiA few months ago I found out that I had advanced prostate cancer. That’s the name they give to cancer that comes back after a radical prostatectomy. At first ...

Riding on the Back of an Alligator

To identify oneself with the body and yet to seek happiness is like attempting to cross a river on the back of an alligator. Ramana Maharshi “I can’t stand those Eastern religions,” Aruni says, throwing her hands up in the air in ...

I’ve gained no wisdom, no insight, no mellowing. I would make all the same mistakes again today. Woody Allen

I welcome you into my cyberspace living room, where we can both support each other in awakening to the truth of who we are. I do not consider myself to be any more awake, enlightened, or self-realized than you are. I’m not a Tibetan ...