Gautama Buddha (560-480 B.C.E.)was born a prince in the Sakya or warrior caste, the second highest in the Hindu faith of India. His mother died when he was young and the boy was brought in…

The key to understanding Zen Buddhism is to understand the phrase “I don’t know.” In this phrase is hidden the secrets of Zen and Zen Meditation. At first glance this may seem counter intuitive or…

This is not about religion, this is not about cultism, and this is something entirely different. While you have heard of the Dalai Lama, you might not know that he has a “spiritual advisor” known…

The world is an illusion. This is a view held by Vedanta, Sikhism, Buddhism, Plato, Arthur Schopenhauer, Christian Science, and A Course In Miracles. Contradicting this view is your own sense experience of realness, the…

The only way to live a happy, prosperous, successful and fulfilling life is to learn to express the love that is within you. When you meet yourself, others, and the life that you express with…

Revenge, the desire to hurt others who have hurt us, only bears bitter fruit. It hurts those whom we have inflicted our wrath upon. And it hurts us, because no single act in the universe…

You are awesome. You are the light of the world. And in this brief essay, I will prove it to you. Your body is a superb machine whose functional details keep scientists in a state…

The thesis of this discourse is this: love is the answer to happiness. Love, the most powerful force in creation, is also the most misunderstood. It is misunderstood because of the context with which it…

It seems that there is a contradiction between the psychology of transcendence and the spiritual idea of transcendence. Psychologists believe that through the proper application of intelligence and self-cognition one can have a full and…

Imagine what would happen if you made a decision not to be unhappy anymore. Yes, that’s right. Give it up. Quit being unhappy. Sure there are plenty of reasons to be unhappy–the unpaid bills, the…

It was a quiet night by the Ganges as the young man sat on the steps and watched the sun set over the holy waters. Despite the beauty of the scene, he did not appreciate…

Give yourself the gift of laughter, song, and love. Touch your life with your own magnificence. You are the ocean. Life itself. You are everything that you were meant to be. Touch your own soul;…

What you focus on determines your reality because your mind becomes active in acquiring and bringing into your reality the things that you focus on. You bring into your experience what you focus on. If…