Rules are often set in place to help us avoid attachments. We oftentimes resist the rules without noticing the teaching.

The leaf also didn't care to set itself apart from the rest. It knows its place on the tree. It shares resources with the other leaves.

HTFU, where the "H" in this stands for "harden." It means "quit whining and focus." It's much easier to complain, but it gets you nowhere.

I don't think life can be figured out by formulas or expensive systems. Each of us has to be open to the opportunities in each moment.

Andrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman found that our concept of God activates parts of our brains, which can affect our well-being.

Maybe rather than spend an hour “fighting” with someone on Twitter, we could spend that hour understanding why we insist that we're right.

Whether you choose to process this trauma in a healthy, productive way or choose to ignore it, it will bring about pain.

Meditate on him, be absorbed in him, wake up from this dream of separateness. Know God and all fetters will fall away.

However, God always makes turns in the road to make sure we're paying attention. These turns aid in our growth as well.

Oftentimes, it's living life a little more slowly and mindfully allows us to find something to smile about every day.

As I grew older, I realized that each person's experience is unique, and each person has to learn from their own mistakes.

Although most translations of this sutra will say "be islands unto yourselves," I found this translation to be beautiful.

In case you missed my passage meditation, the reading is below. It comes from Thomas Merton's book, New Seeds of Contemplation.

The Buddha calls solitude the "island of self," which is the peaceful place inside where we can call home.

Eventually this patchwork of these idealized identities covers up our authenticity. I know for myself that I have struggled with this.

We don't like "boring." We shun the mundane. We hate slow. We lack the patience to allow things to unfold slowly. We don't like the profound

Researchers call this behavior “phubbing,” which is a fusion of two words — snubbing and phone. Others refer to this as “technoference."

Evil seeks separation, whereas God seeks unity. Evil is the thorns that seek to choke the seeds of life.

I've been awake since 2 a.m., so I'm sure much of this post will be somewhat diffuse. I had finished In Search of Wisdom by Alexandre...

It's important for us to endure the struggle so that we gradually teach ourselves new patterns of health. We can't rely on quick fixes.