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It seems strange to think about needing to practice wonder. I’ve read that in some cultures there is a belief, or understanding that just being born as a human being is enough – this alone is a tremendous gift and miracle. No more striving is necessary. But we humans...

A student asked the teacher, “How do you avoid the discomfort of hot and cold?” The teacher said, “Go to that place where there is no hot and cold.” The student asked, “Where is that place?” The teacher responded, “When you are hot, be hot and when you are cold, be...

Growing up I always believed that my family was wealthy. Though I didn’t want much as a child, it always seemed like I got most of the things I wanted. When I was a junior in high school I was accepted to early admissions at Rutgers University. I was excited to inform...

A Strange Feather, by Hafiz All The craziness. All the empty plots, All the ghosts and fears, All the grudges and sorrows have Now Passed. I must have inhaled A strange Feather That finally Fell Out.

Mindfulness is the quality of awareness of paying attention in a particular way: - With purpose - In the present moment - Non-judgmentally Mindfulness includes the capacity to notice and observe bodily sensations, thoughts and feelings, to decrease reactivity to...

One night, after reading a story to my then 10-year-old daughter, she looked up at me and said, “Daddy, when we die, will all the answers to life be revealed to us; like when you play a game and the answer is at the back of the book?” The truth is, I don’t remember...