"Be melting snow. Wash yourself of yourself." - Rumi The caption that goes with the image I use as my logo for this blog series is quite...

"Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment." - Rumi Bewilderment scares us. We have this obsessive need to "understand" things......

A New Year Contemplation It's that time of year again!. It is the time of: Slogans Self-promises Endless memes and, of course, Unused gym...

"Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth." - Rumi Religion is filled with timeless...

Love is NOT a Transaction "Close your eyes, fall in love, stay there." - Rumi Love is not a business. It doesn't keep score or accounts....

"Tear off the mask. Your face is glorious." - Rumi "What did you look like before your parents were born." - Zen Koan "You are a teacher...

"The very center of your heart is where life begins – the most beautiful place on earth." - Rumi Every place I have ever been has a...

Change Comes from the Weirdest Places When I was a kid I lived in the midwest of the U.S. Although all the open fields and farms that...

"Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now...

"Moonlight floods the whole sky from horizon to horizon; How much it can fill your room depends on its windows." - Rumi I chose that...

"Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?" - Rumi Life is a long series of endless choices. Each one, however small,...

"Set fire to your life. Seek those who fan your flames." - Rumi For the last 6 years I have been wandering around the world and, to any...

What Is That? Healing modalities have come a long way since the time of using leeches as a blood purifier and whiskey as an anesthetic....

The Infinite Patience of Divine Love "There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be...

The Desperate Need Is Love "Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies...

In a time of quick fixes, guaranteed results and the promise of great riches (just follow this easy 5 step plan) the true requirements of...

The Merging of the Masculine & Feminine Human beings are creatures of relationship. Separate from relationship, it is as if we did not...

Imagine what would happen if suddenly the majority of the weight of the earth concentrated itself in Australia. This beautiful spinning...

The Solution to Reawakening the Power of the Feminine When I say, these are truly turbulent and confusing times, I am not making any...

...is the problem... and so on "There is no obstacle on your path. The obstacle IS the path." - Zen Saying What is a problem now was...