How is being present the key to living a fuller life? It may seem a radical notion, but in fact life doesn’t exist anywhere but in the moment. It’s awfully simple, and we hear it said so often these days that we miss its meaning. But there is actually no …
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What does it mean to you to be at home in your life? For me it means to be aware in each moment of what’s actually happening at the same time that I’m engaged in all the storylines going on. When I turn my computer on, there will be many …
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Do we need to redefine the meaning of success? In the world we live in, there is so much emphasis on achievement, on the things you can point to, that it sometimes seems as though we’re trying to achieve our way to satisfaction. Even in the spiritual world we say, …
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Why is it so important for us to listen to what inspires us? When we do something that we are passionate about, we are vastly more likely to be present in its doing. A lot of people get hung up on the idea: “I don’t know what my passion is, …
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Over the past few weeks, I’ve been playing with AI-generated artwork using a program (or bot) called Midjourney, and have discovered that, with the “right” prompts, it has the capacity to create some extraordinarily beautiful images. As I’ve explored what the program can do, I’ve been fascinated by the way …
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This coming Labor Day Weekend, August 29 – 31, 2024, I’ll be teaching the annual Introductory Not So Big Life Workshop online via Zoom. The online format makes it possible for anyone who is interested to participate without having to travel beyond their own workspace (register here, if interested). Each …
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Whatever you do for the sake of truth, will take you to truth. Only be earnest and honest. —Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, from I Am That, p.172 If you’re engaged in any sort of a spiritual journey, you may have started to glimpse the importance of really taking the process …
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Each year, I like to share a few gift ideas drawn from discoveries I’ve made either in the past year, or in previous years. All of them I’ve personally tested and continue to find both useful and/or beautiful. I hope you and your gift recipients enjoy them as much as …
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“There’s no time like the present,” my new student says to me as she rushes off to pack her car after meditation on the last day of our retreat. She’s joined by a couple of other super-achievers who are intent on taking advantage of the few minutes before breakfast to …
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What DOES really matter? The subtitle of The Not So Big Life suggests that the book might provide an answer to this question. Indeed, the whole book is a blueprint for a personal journey to discover what blocks us from finding and engaging what really matters. But even if you’ve …
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