Working with dreams is one of the most exciting and creative things we can do. They open the door to one of the most creative aspects of ourselves. Dreams can predict the future, warn about directions not to take and guide us to grow. They’re also a great source of creativity. We owe numerous inventions…

Wisdom or jnana, in Sanskrit, is a spiritual path recognized by ancient wisdom traditions. It means using inquiry, contemplation and reflection to discover the Truth. Truth with a capital “T” relates to the absolute, unchanging reality. Two kinds of truth exist. Relative truth may change with time. I may say, “The grass is green.” It…

Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, filling it with a steady and perpetual serenity.  – Joseph Addison If someone hits you or insults you at work will you consider it a blessing? Jain monks and lay people strive to live the ideal of complete imperturbability even if attacked. The underlying feeling…

“I set my sights on being free so that I can offer myself to the family of humankind.” – Lala, a Sufi Poet and Mystic who ran away from her abusive husband and mother-in-law. Who am I? Where have I come from? And where am I going? These three questions open doors to spiritual self-discovery…

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