I recently had a discussion that turned to politics and spirituality. Strange bedfellows…or are they? One of the participants in this conversation stated that they had no concern about politics, because within the Unitary State (enlightened consciousness) all...
Sometimes we refuse to believe what’s in front of our eyes. I was in a private meeting at a major academic institution with one of the most prominent meditation researching neuroscientists in the world. The meeting happened—I blew his mind. It didn’t end well. The...
Last week a story broke in the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/nyregion/shambhala-sexual-misconduct.html). The leader of one of the largest meditation movements in the west was alleged of sexually abusing women. Mipham Rinpoche—the head of Shambala...
I have noticed with greater frequency that people are giving up on the idea of transformation. Most don’t even believe it’s possible anymore. For a few years now I have given talks across the USA and made my intentions very clear. I want to play a role in creating the...
I spent the weekend doing one of my favorite activities in Chicago: roaming the city with my wife Laura, book and computer tucked in my backpack, no particular agenda. A perfect summer weekend of exploring, discovering, reading, and for me, the thing that brings the...
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