Set Aside the Illusion of Control During a Pandemic
A pandemic is a real world event. It's not just a philosophical event or a psychological event or a spiritual event, even. [...]
How Not to Get Swept Away During a Pandemic
So if we look and listen and try to tune out all of the artifact, the worthless information around us, to try [...]
How to Manage Fear
There's legitimate fear and there’s illegitimate fear, in my view. Legitimate fear is your mind, or even Knowledge, alerting you to the [...]
You Never Want to Say to Yourself: “I Never Saw it Coming”
So you know, don't be afraid to know things about reality because reality is your friend, if you can embrace it, if [...]
7 Spiritual Beliefs Debunked
People come here with what I think of as binky beliefs. Binky beliefs. A binky is a pacifier. It’s what you give [...]
The Problem of Ambivalence
So I'd like to speak briefly on the problem of ambivalence, which is a common aspect of mental illness in the world [...]
From Independence to Interdependence
We all start out being dependent as infants, children, young adults. Some people never grow out of that; then their relationships are [...]
Purpose and Destiny Is What Saves You in the End
So that’s my message for tonight—purpose and destiny. And this is what saves you in the end because as long as you can bridge that gap within your lifetime, in a meaningful way
Just Living for the Moment is Another Form of Escape
There’s some spiritual teaching out there in the world that really emphasizes just living for the moment as a kind of way to escape anxiety and fearfulness and regret.
The Journey to Greater Service
The journey to a greater service means that you're called to give something, not necessarily what you want to give, but what the situation calls for from you.