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July 11, 2021
The Greatest Teacher – Your Left Little Finger!
The Greatest Teacher – Your Left Little Finger! Its Silence is Your Lesson! We are sick! I mean really, really sick!! We get all agitated about airline crashes even though the probability that we will perish in one is vanishingly small. But we ignore the real sickness that is already upon us, that saps our…
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July 4, 2021
Why did the mother cry?
Why did the mother cry? Life’s Lesson: Tears of Joy on a Happy Occasion The Master told good stories so his audiences grew. The little girl rushed on stage when her name was called, her eight-year-old face beaming with joy. She had won the trophy for her age group in the tennis event held by…
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June 27, 2021
Freedom Comes When You Don’t Want Anything From Anyone
I have an unusual take on freedom. It is not really my take at all. I learned about this from Great Masters. But it makes more visceral sense to me as I age. True freedom is when you do not want anything, anything at all, from anyone. We go through life and never recognize how…
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June 20, 2021
Don’t Recall – Let Go of What Has Passed
Don’t Recall – Let Go of What Has Passed Clinging is the cause of your suffering Tilopa, the great Indian Master, was famous for his six bits of advice. These are also known as the Six Nails. Each nail binds you to the human condition and prevents you from experiencing the freedom that is always…
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June 14, 2021
A surefire way to change your habits
A surefire way to change your habits And this will also transform your life! I have taught Creativity and Personal Mastery for decades and lots of alumni have shared what they found really useful. Some of these tips could make a big difference in your life. Here is a way to break – permanently! –…
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June 6, 2021
You Can Make Yourself Like Stuff That is Good For You!
You Can Make Yourself Like Stuff That is Good For You! And you can show temptation the door! In my previous post about the archer who never missed I wrote about accepting and celebrating what came our way rather than bemoaning what we set out to get and failed to acquire. Can we actually do…
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May 30, 2021
Be As Little Children
Be As Little Children The Secret for Reaching the Kingdom of Heaven Matthew 18.3 says, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” I agreed with this in a vague sort of way, but truth of it came home to me viscerally a…
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May 23, 2021
How Do We Get Rid of the Snake?
How Do We Get Rid of the Snake? The serpent terrorizes you. How Can You Banish it From Your Life? Sages and wise men have kept audiences enthralled for more than three thousand years with the story of the snake and how it came to be. It is a tale with many levels. Here is…
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May 16, 2021
The Archer Who Never Missed
The Archer Who Never Missed You, too, can always hit bullseye! And your life will blossom as you do so. Here is a tale that is not in the Mahabharata, the massive opus that is a big part of the cultural heritage of India. But it very well might have been because that work is…
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May 9, 2021
Deliberate Intent and the Journeys You Take
Deliberate Intent and the Journeys You Take Ask yourself repeatedly – “Is this a journey I wish to take?” Yesterday was a good day. I got a lot done and much of it was something that really felt good. A coaching client shared that, after she began working with me, she stopped feeling anxious and…
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