From my son during a recent lengthy car trip: “Dad, what religion are we?” I answered that we are not religious or, more specifically, that I am not. Turns out that some of my son’s friends had been poking into his background in that…
At dinner the other night came a conversation about the importance of experiencing all that life has to offer before, you know, it’s too late. The basic idea being that we need to be out there scaling Mt. Everest or racing elephants in the…
“Nearly all mankind is more or less unhappy because nearly all do not know the true Self. Real happiness abides in Self-knowledge alone. All else is fleeting. To know one’s Self is to be blissful always.” – Ramana Maharshi Waiting one morning for my…
To the human mind it is easier to pay homage to (or await the return of) a dead mystic than pay heed to one who may actually walk amongst us. This is the first in what will be an occasional series on more contemporary…