spiritual awakening and enlightenment in today’s world

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite. —Bertrand Russell

Archive for April, 2007

Never underestimate the power of friendship

Monday, April 30th, 2007 Posted in Love, Spirituality | 3 Comments »

Cho Seung-Hui had no friends. One friend, and the Blacksburg massacre might never have happened. It would take a strong friend indeed to love a soul that troubled. It takes strength to throw the demons off of someone's back. But that's ...

Bold Kindness Thwarts Bank Robberies

Friday, April 13th, 2007 Posted in Love, Peace and Justice, Spirituality | 2 Comments »

You got to listen to this! NPR interviews FBI special agent Larry Carr about "SafeCatch," a program that may already have reduced the number of bank robberies by nearly half. The secret? Smother them with attention and helpfulness. The Dharma / ...

Snapshots

Monday, April 2nd, 2007 Posted in Language, Movies / TV / Stage, My Life, Spirituality | 6 Comments »

Just some quick notes on what's going on now: Peaceful Warrior was great. My teacher's Zen and martial classes saw it together on Sunday. Everyone loved it. The audience as a whole seemed very appreciative. Hopefully, it will stay in theaters ...