The general perception seems to be that the universe and consciousness are two different things. What if in truth there is only one thing, and to us there is normally only an apparent difference in our minds? To suggest that the two are fundamentally different things is a fragmentation. And…

“What a good actor — a real actor — is always trying to do is very difficult, almost impossible, so most of the time we fail…. If you find someone who claims they are always satisfied, always good, a professional who hits the marks, you are not looking at an…

The secret of Creation is the conjunction between Compassion and Beauty; and Beauty is redeeming because it manifests Compassion. Beauty is the supreme theophany and manifests the face of the Divine Sophia: the feminine face of God.” Henri Corbin, The Roots of Sufism * “I have always believed in beauty…

People who thought they knew better threw these very clear warnings out of the window long ago. In fact we not only discard them: we think we’re smart if we make a mockery of them… This means scientists and philosophers thousands of years ago already appreciated what most of their…

“By now you may have come to realize this book is alive. Treat it with respect so that it will come to respect you. Be aware that whatever you think about it is far less important than what it feels about you. Take care because this is your future…” That…

It’s the birthday of poet Mary Oliver, born in Maple Heights, Ohio (1935)…. Oliver said: “I was very careful never to take an interesting job….I took lots of jobs. But if you have an interesting job you get interested in it…. She published five books of poetry, and still almost…

As God is the ground of all being, so God is the ground of the “eachness” of things, the uniqueness and particularity of the things of the world. As with God’s “being,” so God is One in a verbal sense ‒ God is the active source of the individuality of…

I release my parents from the feeling that they have failed with me. I release my children from the need to make me proud, so that they can write their own ways, according to their hearts. I release my partner from the obligation to make me feel complete. I lack nothing in…

“Do it. Nine out of ten times I will say to you ‘Do it.’ Particularly when you are young and need to learn what you can do and what you should not do, do it. Say yes. Do it, learn from it, move on. Even if you are treated terribly…