When you see a couple that’s just fallen in love, do you envy them? Or do you think: Yeah, just wait. Pretty soon you’ll be fighting over money and who takes out the trash. Enjoy it while it lasts, suckers! Whatever your reaction to the freshly-in-love, they have...
Everyone who knows anything about Gurus knows that they tend to get snagged by three things. Sex. Money. Power. Our Guru Max is totally uninterested in money. We tried giving him a credit card, but the lack of opposable thumbs made it difficult to use. He’s not...
I don’t know about you, but when I think about meditation, I think of a thoroughly solo endeavor. Cut to earnest individual with eyes closed, sitting in a field all by themselves. Right?! Sure, you can meditate with someone else, but it’s not anything they...
In the world of spiritual practice, no relationship is more sacred than that of student and guru. I should know. My former guru was one of the best. She taught me to make peace with perpetual change. She taught me to overcome obstacles. And, most important, she taught...
Vicious cycles are not fun. Even the word vicious totally sounds bad, right? Vishhhhhhhh-Isssssssssss. Makes me wanna crawl under my bed and not come out until that evil, hissing vicious cycle slinks back to where it came from. But wait, where did it come from? That’s...
Is it just me, or have things gone batshit crazy a little wacky lately? For those of you who share this sentiment, I know that sometimes it’s hard to know what to do. How do we respond to hatred? How do we respond to the sanctification of fear-based prejudice?...
