Working on it will help us and our kids immeasurably. — I’m not a Buddhist, but I do like its main idea: We suffer in life because we desire things to be a certain way. I think Buddha is right on the mark with that. The word desire, though, can be a bit misleading because it conjures images of lusting after…

And what you can do about it. — It’s my experience that most people struggle to make decisions, on matters small and large. Why they agonize is obvious, but most people don’t realize it. Understanding the underlying dynamic will help any of you who struggle on this front. First, let’s talk about what I mean by decisions. Here…

It’s about the depth that non-attachment gives us. — First, let me be perfectly clear: When something makes my head explode, that’s a good thing. It means it blew me away. Every now and then I come across something that Ram Dass, Eckhart Tolle, Mickey Singer and a few others have said or written that goes beyond attracting my…

Treat it as a physical therapist does a muscle injury. — I wrote a piece last year about why Mickey Singer was my favorite spiritual teacher. The reason was simple: He’s the only one who emphasizes the need to let go of the emotional baggage we’ve accumulated over the course of our lives. Most teachers, like another favorite of mine, Eckhart…

It’s usually ego. — A goldmine for writers is taking an accepted truth and calling bullshit on it. This usually creates controversy. Why? Because if something is accepted as truth by most people, they don’t want you upending their truth. But that’s what I’m doing today. One accepted truth, especially here in America, is…

Life. — Guru is a word I would have frowned on ten years ago, before I dove into all this spiritual stuff. It would’ve conjured images of glassy-eyed devotees blindly worshipping some long-bearded guy in a flowing robe who was taking advantage of them financially, or worse. I don’t feel that way…

I’ve done it for three decades and it works. — I write a lot about approaches to living life. Most of the time it’s of a spiritual bent, i.e., don’t look OUT to the world to heal what ails you inside. Look inside to heal what ails you inside. Today’s approach to life is more of a practical/pragmatic variety. It’s…

It’s about the difference between attainment and realization. — As I write this first sentence, my biggest fear is that my head will explode by the time I finish this. This ain’t gonna be an easy one, folks. But this topic is so central that I am willing to put billions of innocent brain cells on the line. …

It’s something we all need to keep top of mind. — I returned to Mickey Singer’s Temple of the Universe this past weekend after visiting back in March. Before describing this trip, here’s a quick recap of that March trip. In a word, it was amazing. I’d let Mickey’s people know that I’d written several articles about his teachings and also…