Tag: Fear

• May 16, 2010

  Bankruptcy as Surrender

  There is a form of bankruptcy that has nothing to do with finances. It is the spiritual bankruptcy that precedes genuine surrender — the moment when a person’s internal resources,…

• May 13, 2010

  The Warped Mind We Cannot See

  Most people have never honestly asked themselves this question: what is my mind actually like? Not what they wish it were like, not how they present it to others —…

• April 4, 2010

  The Practice: Entering the Soul World

  There is a spiritual principle that cuts against the grain of almost everything our culture teaches about desire: the key to a wish coming true is that the wish must…

• March 30, 2010

  How Trauma Leaks Into Everything

  There is a particular kind of mental spiral that most people have experienced but few can name clearly. It begins with something small — a car that cuts you off…

• March 22, 2010

  Why We Panic When Things Slow Down

  Most people are comfortable with two speeds: too much happening, or nothing at all. The chaos of a full schedule feels productive. The shutdown of a hard crash feels like…