Her meditation group was reading from Pay Attention, for Goodness’ Sake: The Buddhist Path of Kindness, by Sylvia Boorstein. Sylvia’s detailed description of doing “metta” following the formal meditation sitting was powerful. One member of the group said, “Let’s not talk about it, let’s do it!”

You simply say the name of a person […]

One morning as I was driving to meet a friend to walk at the lake, I was listening to an audio about the idea of “ask and you shall receive” and how our pure desires do not sit in conflict to another’s. The story was about a young boy who asked his mother for a […]

Andrew is a “special” child. He was born with Down’s Syndrome. Andrew’s grandfather died when he was just a little guy, but several years later, while enjoying tacos for lunch, he looked outside in the yard then announced that his Papaw likes tacos, too.

Knowing Andrew was too young when his […]

Hawk Visit

This photo of a red-tailed hawk, taken by Hart Rufe, is used with permission.

Following the transition of his young wife, a husband writes:

Over the last few years, my wife and I were working on spirituality in our lives. We participated in some drumming circles, shamanic journeys […]