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True transformation
True transformation occurs when we can look at ourselves squarely and face our attachments and inner demons, free from the buzz of commercial distraction and false social realities. We have to retreat into our own cocoons and come face-to-face with WHO we are. For...
Meditation to “Make The Difference”
The following is a 6-step instruction for contemplation and meditation practice intended to help make a difference in the world. Whether you are an activist, involved in environmentalism in any way, or just someone inspired to engage and help the world as best you...
Responsibility
Responsibility is not judgment. Responsibility is our ability to respond. From the talk, Finding Your Tree, from the Tranquility du jour podcast with Kimberly Wilson, January 2013
On living a life of service
To live a life of service for a better world is a legacy that doesn't disappear. It's an imprint, and that imprint can be negative or positive, depending upon the actions and choices we make every single moment of every single day. I have to tell you the coolest...
Unlocking blocks to our own knowing
Sometimes, the line between incredible passion and fundamentalism is really close. Fundamentalism is a stagnant knowing. And yet, nothing in the natural world tells us that stagnation is healthy. Everything in the natural world in which we are a part tells us and...
Consciousness with Action
Can consciousness change the world? My sense is that consciousness alone cannot. Consciousness with action can. Consciousness alone, for me, is a manifestation of privilege. There are some people who don't have the privilege to sit and meditate in a day -- they're...