Author: Jeff Kober

The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel both      And be one traveler, long I stood      And looked down one as far as I could      To where it bent in the undergrowth;       Then took the other, as just as fair,      And having perhaps...

The more something is done only for oneself, I can say it is wrong.  The more something is done for others and of that a little bit is for oneself, then I can say it is the right way. That is the only distinction I...

When they tried to understand how the mind traps itself, the ancient Indian sages devised the key concept of samskara (from two Sanskrit word roots that mean "to flow together"). A samskara is a groove in the mind that makes thoughts flow in the same...

If [the need to be present and not caught up with your thinking] resonates with you and you start practicing with it in your meditation and in your daily life, and your willingness grows to learn to stay -- which takes courage -- then what...

Life rarely unfolds exactly as we want it to. And if we stop and think about it, that makes perfect sense. The scope of life is universal, and the fact that we are not actually in control of life's events should be self-evident. The universe...

That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.Simone De BeauvoirA question from a meditator:What is the best way to deal with those who have an emotionally draining effect on you? Some people...

Don’t think that meditation happens only when you sit cross-legged in one place. Meditation is any activity that brings about love, affection, the calmness of mind, and tranquility leading to the ultimate goal.Sri M Live your life like a prayer.David Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D Whenever I am ‘bored’...

he essence of all that exists is Divine. So when we let go of our attachment to the linear perspective, then we become aware of the divinity of all that exists. Therefore your life is conducted at all times in the presence of God. At...