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The Inheritance of Karma
Each of us comes into the world as a manifestation of the life of our mother and father. All mothers, whether they know it or not, are reaching into themselves when they have a child and pulling out a chunk … Continue reading
Upcoming Talks
If you live on the West Coast and are interested in hearing more on some of the topics covered in this blog, you might want to attend one of the talks I’ll be giving over the next few weeks: The … Continue reading
The Power of Gratitude
All rituals and all mantras are a technology for connecting to the subtle elements of our existence and expressing gratitude from our life to life itself. Every day we have to find a way to muster our resources to the … Continue reading
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Revisiting the Vedas
I’ve been reading the Vedas again recently for the first time in a very long time. The Vedas are not actually religious texts–they have a more humane perspective. There is no dogmatism. They are about the miracle of consciousness and … Continue reading
An Attitude of Service
Having an attitude of service is both practical and grounding. It is an expression of our contact with the abundance within us and the circulation of the energy that is our everyday experience. In serving, we are cultivating a skill: … Continue reading
Attachment and Moving On
In most eastern spiritual literature, attachment is talked about as a problem. I don’t exactly agree with that–I think that eliminating attachment is not necessary. What IS necessary is letting go when something is over. Being connected is not a … Continue reading
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Opening Our Heart
The understanding of the intention our life has for itself can only be known when we are capable of opening our hearts and through that access point getting deeply in touch with our life. Each of us has had an … Continue reading
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Pouring Water into Water, Part 2
Every day when I light a stick of incense to offer in my puja I see a human life. For each of us, as the hours and days and months and years of our lives pass, the subtle fire of … Continue reading
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Pouring Water into Water, Part 1
About a year ago I was in Rishikesh, India with a friend of mine. He’s a Brahmin, and when we were on the banks of the Ganges, he had to wade out into the river to say a mantra and … Continue reading
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The Breath that We’re Breathing
Most people live in tiny little patterns of tension that they don’t have a clue about. They have no sense of what is possible for them in their lives, the richness that is available to them, if they could only … Continue reading
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