Tag: God

• March 8, 2010

  Two Different Problems That Work Together

  There is a specific kind of suffering that almost no one talks about honestly: the experience of knowing your thinking is distorted, but not being able to stop it. Your…

• February 23, 2010

  The Exercise: No Reference to the Past

  One of the most revealing spiritual exercises you can do is also one of the simplest: spend an entire day trying not to reference the past. Do not think from…

• February 18, 2010

  The Proper Use of Desire

  Desire is not a character flaw to be managed. It is one of the most powerful creative forces available to you — when directed well. The daily practice of inner…

• February 15, 2010

  The Three-Dimensional Hole of Self-Will

  There is an order to things. When your life feels like it is falling apart — when financial hardship arrives, relationships break, and the world shifts around you — the…

• February 11, 2010

  The Practice: Calm, Thoughtful Reflection on Relationships

  The paradox at the heart of spiritual growth is this: the more honestly you look at your weaknesses — your patterns in relationships, your recurring blind spots, your default behaviors…