Awakenings
When times are difficult, we wonder, “Why me? Why am I the only one on Earth who suffers?” We’re blinded to the fact that suffering is pandemic. It crosses
27 04, 2015
27 04, 2015
Thousands of Masks
God hides behind thousands of masks. He’s a master quick-change artist, an androgynous magician, prankster, vaudeville performer, wise man, rich man beggar and fool. He never fits any singular profile. Like the
22 04, 2015
If Your Heart is Open, It’s Impossible To Be Lonely…
The spiritual practice that I learned from my teacher is often called meditation. A better word for it is “inner work.” It’s a process that goes much deeper than
19 04, 2015
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
The past follows us wherever we go. Like a shadow, its substance-less presence haunts us, fills us with guilt, and remains a constant reminder of how many mistakes we’ve
19 04, 2015
Wide-eyed Wonder
Years of inner work and meditation practice have taught me that I know little or nothing about life. At first this frightened me: after so great an effort to
5 04, 2015
Tantra
The word Tantra brings to mind images of Buddhist deities and Mahasiddhas in union with their female consorts (yab-yum); it brings to mind the playful and sometimes erotic stories
5 04, 2015
Nine Months to Have a Baby and One Second to Die
When a student of my guru asked him how long it takes to have a spiritual life and why there are so many obstacles on the road, Rudi smiled,
1 04, 2015
Nothing is Permanent
There’s much talk about racial, religious, economic, and political freedoms, but real freedom is the ability to free our self from the internal chaos and dysfunction that plagues every