Mere belief and mental agreement with some metaphysical view—nirvana, emptiness, non-duality, the “way of no way,” the Tao, the “pathless path,” and all the other terms and concepts of spirituality — don’t do, pardon the language, a damned thing to change anything in us or in the world! The emptiness of Buddhism, for example, is not just a metaphysical view that […]
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Even the Best Meditators Have Old Wounds to Heal
Jack Kornfield was one of the very first dharma teachers I read and he remains one of my all-time favorites. The book of his that touched me mostly deeply is A Path With Heart-A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life. The wisdom that he shares in this book was literally spiritual life-saving […]
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