Robert RabbinThere is life, and there are thoughts about life. If we see our thoughts as thoughts, we don’t become our thoughts; we recognize that we are different from our thoughts. Silence is the recognition that thoughts about life are not life itself.
We have been told many things about anger and what to do about it, but do we know what it is, not by definition and explanation, but through seeing it as it comes into being? We can't deal effectively with anger, because anger is just a word. Anger...
Each of us, in our own way, is seeking liberation. We want to experience the rapture of reality. We have been taught to pursue this through addition, not subtraction. We think we need to add happiness, prosperity, love, success. However much we add...
What does it mean to be mindful? Being mindful means that we are alert to what is happening within us and around us as it is occurring. It means that our mind is clear and our senses open, that we are responding effectively and creatively to what is...
We often enter relationships without knowing our own Self, hoping that another person will provide what we think we don't already have. We create an image of ourselves that reflects our incompleteness, and we hold out that image to another person...
Why do we meditate? We meditate to show our mind the place from which it comes. We do this as often as we can. We do this every day, for weeks and months and years. We meditate until our mind relaxes and spontaneously releases its contents. When...
