"The clouds above us join and separate.

  The breeze in the courtyard leaves and returns.

  Life is like that, so what not relax?

  Who can stop us from celebrating?"

  Lu Yu

Imagine for a moment being happy for no reason. Not because you attained some long-sought aft...

"Your vision will become clear

 only when you look into your heart.

 Whoever looks outside, dreams.

 Whoever looks inside, awakens."

 Carl Jung

If you've been awake the past 5 months, you are probably aware that humanity (that would include you), is going through some very...

Imagine waking up tomorrow morning, and to your surprise, you realize that you don't really mind what happens to you that day. Imagine that your heart is so care-free, that you jump out of bed with a

lightness and freedom that welcomes everything that comes to you with...

"The goal of the Transcendental Meditation technique is enlightenment. This simply means we experience inner-calmness, that quiet state of Stillness, even when we are outwardly busy. If world peace is to be established, peace in the individual must be established first...

Once per year I reprint a commentary on the Hopi Prophecy that was written by one of it's 'keepers', Thomas Benyaka, back in the 1980's, and was given to one of my dear Taoist teachers, Stephen Russell, concerning the times we now find ourselves living in. It's teachin...

"Blessed are the Peaceful,

 for they shall be called the Children of God."

 Yeshua the Christ

As we watch the unfolding turmoil in our country, and in the world, we can find ourselves wondering and worrying about where it's all going to end up. If we are completely honest...

"If not Now, when?

 Zen Saying

This past week, I read a teaching from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh at our weekly Tao Tribe meditation that is a powerful reminder about appreciating the miracle of being alive on this planet Earth (it's reprinted down below). This may seem d...

"Be content with what you have.

 Rejoice in the Way things are.

 When you realize that nothings lacking,

 the whole world belongs to you."

 Tao Te Ching

As we move through the Coronavirus Pandemic, and the growing sense of uncertainty that has come with it, it can be a good...

         "The awareness of Stillness is the source of all healing,

           as well as creativity, joy, Love, comp...

"If you realize that all things change,

there is nothing you will try and hold on to."

Tao Te Ching

If you have lived long enough, you already know the truth that nothing stays the same for very long, and everything in Life eventually changes and ends. This truth has neve...