Life and Journey

Zen is an ancient philosophy steeped in centuries-old wisdom and tradition. The sacredness of the student-teacher bond is exceedingly important in Zen – and...

Sometimes a smile is all you need!Here are quick ten reminders of the good energy that surrounds us every day: Sleep – feeling relaxed and...

Kindness is kind of like Kindergarten – we learn early it on, we grow and forget it, and then, when we become wise, we...

“Yes” is a powerful statement. It means, “I am,” “I can,” and “I will.” And when we greet opportunity with this positivity, the sky...

The poet Rumi once wrote – if we do everything else but that one thing, we will be lost… and if we do nothing...

Kindness is not just a nice idea – it’s a necessary part of the human experience, especially in how we treat ourselves. Here are...

Love is a vital force in life. With it we thrive. Without it, we struggle.Author C.S. Lewis once wrote of the four human loves...

You can supposedly tell a lot about a person based on how they see a glass of water. If someone says ‘half-empty,’ they are...

The philosopher Pliny the Elder once wrote “Home is where the heart is” (in Latin, of course). Though written 2,000 years ago, these words...

“The Authentic Self is always present, and it is only our attachments that keep us from remembering who we really are…“When we were born,...