We have the great challenge of “owning” our selves with honesty so that we may take responsibility for everything that happens.  Such is our karma.  The fate of the soul is not in the hands ...Read More

It came as a sudden realization.  I was living on the Yasodhara Ashram doing karma yoga.  During daily work, resistance kept interfering, as if choking me. I asked myself, “Resistance to what?” as I broke ...Read More

There is a phenomenon whereby people generate different perspectives of the same event.  Though one thing is happening, each observer may create a unique understanding.  An example is taste.  Something delightful like strawberry shortcake could ...Read More

Belief What we hold true in our minds tends to become true in our lives.  For example, if we believe that eating a healthy diet will make us healthy, then it likely will.  Each of us ...Read More

Trapped in the mentalities of relationships with people, places & events, we stumble on in despair, ever seeking the liberation from our own self created illusions… The realization of profound inner stillness and peace came on ...Read More

We tend to be consumed in the right idea of what is good for us.  In an effort to unravel the mystery, our minds construct fantastic stories about how things should go. Mystical teachings ...Read More

As we get more in touch with the underlying mysticism of our lives, we become enthralled by the vast source of information that is present.  The opportunity to expand our consciousness is infinite, limited only ...Read More

Concepts and ideas are fleeting and change with time.  What is termed “important” today will change depending on who is talking.  From my perspective, it is generally regarded as important today to identify with a ...Read More

Spiritual Awakenings at the Bodhi Day Spa…The first question that comes to mind, “what does aesthetic beauty have to do with spirituality?”  Are not these two qualities opposites in our lives?  In spirituality, we often ...Read More

Many call a life which is spiritually focused as “being on the path”.  What we arrive at by following spiritual practices is enlightenment, peace and liberation. However, on the road to spiritual mastery, these practices are ...Read More