Long but worth the read! This piece is written by OSHO When a mood against someone or for someone arises, do not place it on the person in question, but remain centered. If hate arises for someone or against someone, or love arises for someone, what do we do? We project it on the person.…
We’ve all heard “you only get what you give” crooned in song lyrics and tossed about in new age seminars sailing through the lips of “gurus,” using guilt-inducing finger-pointing tactics as the path to enlightenment. I say poppycock. Why do I take issue with the sentiment? Three reasons. 1) People often get more than they…
Every place you go these days, people offer you pills, therapies, systems, exercises, eating plans, brain scans, and trips to the Moon to help you change your life. In a recent Internet search for change your life(5 seconds ago), 1,720,000,000 websites came up. Just 3 hours later 2,160,000,000 came up; just 5 hours later, 4,150,000,000.…
I recently listened to a two-part presentation by Michael Meade called Thresholds of Change. Part one is called Standing on the Threshold. He believes we are all collectively standing on a threshold, individually, within our communities, and culturally worldwide. I agree with him. Living in the world has changed drastically over the past couple of years. As…
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The…
When my cat Einstein died, I was devastated. He was a 20-pound, lovable, ornery beast who knew what he wanted and when he wanted it. He was a cat with chutzpah. I once saw him being chased by a dog; it was as if he suddenly remembered he had claws. He slid to a grinding…
How many times have you had an overblown reaction to something and wondered why your emotions got so out of control? Usually, if not every time, it’s because of something called the 90/10 rule. 90% of the upset is responding to unresolved issues from the past. 10% is fueled by the moment. Parts of ourselves…