According to the Vedanta school of philosophy within Hinduism, there are five sources of suffering. All five sources are really contained within the first source: not knowing yourself. Not knowing yourself – your true nature – is the ultimate cause … Continue reading →

I’m so over labels. The spirit is free and fluid, and when you try to pin it down, you limit yourself. It’s like putting yourself in a box. Labels nail you down. Someone once asked the famous poet Rumi, “who … Continue reading →

Our senses have pulled the wool over our eyes. The world we see, feel, hear, smell, and taste isn’t real. Think about the molecular structure of your body. If you went down to the quantum level, you would see an occasional … Continue reading →

I learned something pretty interesting today: happiness is the goal of everything we do. Ask someone why, why, why, why, why… and they’ll say, because I want to be happy. It may take 20 “whys,” but everything comes back to … Continue reading →

The idea of “living your life for yourself” comes across as selfish. We’ve been taught that it is right and noble to live your life for other people. I think that the only true way to help others and to … Continue reading →

Buddha: One who acts on truth is happy, in this world and beyond.

I think that life is always giving us messages. Well, really, life isn’t giving us message – we’re giving messages to ourselves based on what we are creating in our lives. Those messages often come in the form of coincidences. … Continue reading →

“I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man.” It’s nice being in Rhode Island. I’m here for another two and a … Continue reading →

Here’s a pretty cool video that Nick and I found. And just for the record, I so called the secret! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1279084763732767570&q=duration%3Along+is%3Afree+genre%3ADOCUMENTARY

“What good has it ever brought?” That’s what the professor asked in American History X – which I watched with Nick last night. I think it is important to ask that question about all aspects of our lives. And if … Continue reading →