Recent Spiritual Practices of the Day
Paul Reps, Nyogen Senzaki in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
We all have the same colored bones
Hale Sofia Schatz, Shira Shaiman in If the Buddha Came to Dinner
Our ideas about what we eat
Rami M. Shapiro in Hasidic Tales: Annotated and Explained
The stories we tell
Henry Suso in When True Simplicity is Gained
Lord, you are like a wildflower
Gershe Sonam Richen in Tibetan Buddhist teacher
Accepting Invitations
Carol Lynn Pearson in Consider the Butterfly
Begin each day
Glenn H. Mullin in Gems of Wisdom from the Seventh Dalai Lama
Lama Tsongkhapa suggested that instead of
Paul Brunton in Zen Soup
I have often been asked what I thought
Charlotte Joko Beck in Nothing Special
Life itself is hazardous
Al-Ghazzali in No Enemies Within
The body should be studied
Jelaluddin Rumi in Ten Poems to Open Your Heart
Be helpless, dumbfounded
Terry Bookman in The Busy Soul
Place your hand on your heart.
Baal Shem Tov in
Everybody is unique
Lama Surya Das in Awakening the Buddhist Heart
If you raise even one hand in a gesture of reverence
Surya Das in Awakening the Buddhist Heart
In Tibet every monk, nun or lama begins...
Edward Hays in Prayer Notes to a Friend
The next time you feel that fate, life or God has given you some impossible mission
Vaclav Havel in Lyrics for Re-Creation
Hope is a state of mind
Margaret Mead in How We Behave at the Feast
Always remember that you are absolutely unique
Thom Rutledge in Embracing Fear and Finding the Courage to Live Your Life
How might I be different
David Kundtz in Moments in Between
David Kundtz in Moments in Between
Dale Turner in Different Seasons
On Toscanini's eightieth birthday, someone asked
Joan Chittister in The Friendship of Women
A reflection on the role of acceptance in friendship
Andrew Harvey in Dialogues with a Modern Mystic
So many people don't know
Thich Nhat Hanh in Plum Village Chanting and Recitation Book
Don't put anything else into your mouth
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Celebrating Silence
How can you always be happy?
Mechtild of Magdeburg in Open Mind
The Holy Spirit is
Edward Hays in Prayer Notes to a Friend
The Infinitely Inventive Soul Maker created in you
Lewis B. Smedes in Choices
I am personally thankful that we live together
Hugh Prather in Spiritual Notes to Myself
Egos clash
Rachel Naomi Remen in My Monastery Is a Minivan
The way in which we go