I've thought that it might be possible to condense the basic requirements of forward motion in life to just three aspects: Breath, Heart, and balance. 1)...
Suggestion for the New Year: every day, 20 minutes of meditation and/or FlowFit or Yoga. Re-commit to your goals daily, in each of the three major arenas....
What an individual human being needs to achieve 10 basic principles In general, here are some of the most important things for an individual: 1) The...
Energy, and its appropriate usage, is central. My general strategy is to get my energy level as high as possible, and then be very, very conservative about how...
"Concerning all acts of initiative, there is one elemental truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plan; that the moment one...
This process has to do with abstaining from inappropriate judgment. In this state of mind there is no failure, for instance-although there are actions and...
Our job as adult human beings is to clearly define the path leading to a life of contribution, joy, and growth, and then to walk it. What are the things in...
The "way out" of a dire economic or social circumstance revolve around: 1) Taking personal responsibility 2) Accepting the need to work long and hard to raise...
Yesterday, I was working on one of the exercises for the upcoming Path workshop. It consists of writing out my own obituary. This symbolizes a sense of...
Here's a note from a student: ### Good Afternoon Steven, I have the question of the year for you, it's right up your alley; How do you control fear? Better;...
Shall we forgive? Forget? And if we cannot forgive others, how can we ever forgive ourselves for our own failings? And yet if we forgive too much, aren't we...
This is my first post to the forum. I would like to explore a way of reading numbers that tells a story. The method and the story are found in the Bible,...
Meditating this morning, I found myself wondering about the impact of conscious breath control. Could it be that if we take a few minutes a day to consciously...
Can you or can't you trust yourself to do what you say you're going to do? Why or why not? When and when not? With whom and with whom not? Man oh man, if you...
A couple of times I've talked about "The Piering Principle" which is, basically, that if you want to maximize your chances for success in life, you need to do...
I went to a party for a lovely, talented black actress. A couple of things occurred to me as I watched and talked and interacted with her guests, who were...
The study of world myth suggests that faith is central to the movement from one level of life to another. The three primary manifestations of faith would be: ...
Boxing fans, remember the "Rumble in the Jungle"? Mohammed Ali was fighting George Foreman. Foreman was the biggest, strongest, most powerful heavyweight...
There is a simple basic premise to everything I'm doing: we are beings designed to evolve. We can heal and complete ourselves, given proper resources, and...
The basics of the technology I'm looking at can be approximated by anyone who does the following: 1) 20-30 minutes of meditation, three times a week. Consider...
"When all things are seen equally the timeless Self-essence is reached. No comparisons or analogies are possible in this causeless, relationless state." Boy,...
"If the mind makes no discrimination, the ten thousand things are as they are, of single essence. To understand the mystery of this One-essence is reached. No...
"Rest and unrest derive from illusion; with enlightenment there is no liking and disliking. All dualities come from ignorant inference." The resolution of...
Reconnecting with our childhood dreams, and aligning them with our adult goals. Making our work our play, in other words. To do this requires re-wiring our...
In my mind, everything that we do is connected to spirit, even if we have no conscious awareness thereof. For myself, I try to act in a way that my behaviors...
1) All my life, I've been looking at the question of success, and how human beings can achieve their dreams in an honorable fashion. 2) The route to...
Have trouble staying in shape? Motivating yourself to eat correctly? Staying on an exercise program? Once upon a time, you didn't need an "exercise program"-we...
There are two worlds: that of our internal experience, and that of our external, sensory experience. And in many ways, all communication, political activism,...
Seek to balance yourself in your external aspects, and you'll begin to sense how to maintain that internal, "spiritual" balance. Seek a physical discipline...
Human Adulthood, as discussed by Jed McKenna, is a prerequisite and gateway to the state of enlightenment. I would say that an "Adult" is someone who takes...