The All-Consuming Fire
“Give a man a match and he’ll be warm for a night. Set a man on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.” — Jed McKenna The spiritual journey can be compared to creating a bonfire — a huge epic bonfire. You gather a lot of wood,...
I Will Take Care of You for a Week
When you look into a mirror, what do you see? You see a pile of flesh that we generally call a person. And this person in the mirror is the person you have learned to identify with. This person is associated with wishes, desires, fears, problems,...
Your Ambition Is Killing You
Ambition is generally regarded as a good thing. The world loves go-getters. People who want to save the planet, populate other planets, and make Trillions of dollars while doing so. Whatever gets the boats floating. Ambition is telling you that you can’t...
Life Is Not About Improving but Accepting Yourself
For a long time, I unknowingly believed that the goal was to fix all the aspects of myself I deemed less than acceptable. (This is what the whole self-improvement market rests on.) In short, I tried to perfect myself. I was convinced I could only truly...
The Only Fool Who Doesn’t Become Wise Is the One Who Isn’t Foolish Enough
“The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.” — William Blake You’ve heard this one. Whether you understood it or not, you know it sounds wise. Perhaps Mr. Blake here has followed his own advice and has become a wise fool. But what...
101 Steps For Transformation