Flying Freely
“Do your thoughts fly freely? If not, the regime of mind holds you in its grip.” —Gesture of Great Love, Tarthang Tulku, page 24....
Tag: freedom
Changes to Come
In the early 1990’s over a period of several months, I studied “Knowledge of Freedom: Time to Change,” a book by Tarthang Tulku. That...
A Path Forward
I think one of the most important questions for an individual living in these current times is whether we see a path forward for...
Independence, but from What?
I have to remind myself to feel grateful that I live in a country which has enshrined in its founding documents the ideals of...
Knowledge of Freedom
“We may notice changes in ourselves, our children, and in people around us, but the deeper meaning of these changes escapes us.”—Knowledge of Freedom:...
Beyond Limitation
“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”—Albert Einstein. The limit for which Einstein is probably best known is that the speed of...
Clear Sailing
How easy it is to lose track of all the space that permeates every part of our embodiment and lies within every surface that...
Be the Spider
When Phil (in “Groundhog Day”) tells Rita, “Be the hat” he has already shared with her that he is waking up every morning to...
My Bubble World
“Thoughts may arise like bubbles in a stream of water, but we are intent on entering the thought’s ‘bubble world’. From within that world...
Convening of the Board
I: I am the one who initiates, carries out, and monitors the progress of all decisions. Me: That’s...