The man who learns the art of sharing is the richest man in the world. He may be poor, but his inner being has a quality of richness that even emperors may feel jealous of. I have always loved a small Sufi story: A poor man, very poor, a woodcutter, lived in the forest in…
Some stories do not speak to the part of us that wants more information. They go straight to the part that wants reassurance, control, and a timeline. This is one of those stories. Two seekers ask essentially the same question, and what follows reveals far more than how long liberation takes. It reveals the state…
Kid President believes the things we say can help make the world more awesome. Here he shares a special list of 20 things we should say more often. What would you add to this list?
“Life’s not about waiting for the storm to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” ~ Viviane Greene We create our reality by choosing our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. For that reason, when we have bad days sometimes we might wonder what we did to bring it upon ourselves. Sure, that’s one way…
The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver, and using her hands to feel the location of the seats, walked down the aisle and found the seat he’d told her was empty. Then she settled in,…
In a province, no rain had fallen for a long time. Everything was dried up. At last the citizens decided to fetch the rainmaker. A deputation was sent to see him in the distant town where he lived with the urgent request to come as soon as possible and make rain for their parched fields….
Sitting against this washed up log at the beach, I can’t recall the last time I’ve eaten. My stomach feels like it is eating itself inside out, and my body is weak and weary from all I have been through. I have not shaved in months and the hair on my head has grown long and natty.
There is no solace in sight, except for the…
