Picture this: you’re sitting at a quiet pond, there is no wind to disturb the stillness, and the water is crystal clear. Suddenly, you throw a rock into the water and it creates ripples that spread out over the entire surface. It’s a beautiful experience and it’s also a great metaphor for how our actions […]
How is it possible that two people can be in the exact same situation, and yet one person seems unhappy while the other person seems content, or even cheerful? For example, when I was in college, two of my friends were in the same class. At the end of the semester, they both received B’s, […]
Enlightenment is a term that feels elusive for many. We may have images of a Hindu guru, sitting on top of a mountain contemplating the universe. Or a Buddhist monk living in a monastery, meditating daily. Or, maybe even in your own life, you’ve had moments that are intense or mystical and have caused you […]
Every person will experience suffering at some point in their lives. This suffering and agony can cause immense pain. Our first reaction to this pain is ‘how do I make this stop?’ However, the danger with going down this path is, we don’t give ourselves time to heal. When we experience pain we have two […]
Some people spend their entire life looking for purpose. In an ideal world, this information would be given to us when we’re born. The reality is, we don’t have a blueprint of how to live a purposeful life, and this has led many people to ask the question: How do I make my life meaningful? […]
