No More Turning Away: Awakening to Our Shared Responsibility There is a dream—a vision of a world where we no longer turn away from injustice, suffering, or the cries of the weary. This dream is not an impossible one. It Read more
Wean Yourself, by Rumi Little by little, wean yourselt This is the gist of what I say. From an embryo, whose nourishment comes in blood, Move to an infant drinking milk To a child on solid food To a searcher Read more
The Quiet Power of Compassion It is easy to grow weary in the presence of suffering. For mental health professionals, caregivers, and those within the community who seek to support others, the weight of engaging with the severely mentally ill, Read more
The Untapped Power of Compassion in Caring for the Severely Mentally Ill What does it mean to engage with someone whose reality is so fractured, whose suffering seems to exist in dimensions unfamiliar to most of us? The severely mentally Read more
The Perils of Judging the “Woke”: A Cultural Roadblock to Growth The word “woke,” once a clarion call for awareness and advocacy, has been twisted into a cultural weapon—a term used to mock, discredit, and dismiss individuals championing equality and Read more
What is Truth? What is truth? This is a question posed both by Pilate and billions of other humans since language first began, one that echoes through the corridors of history, inviting reflection, debate, and, for many, bewilderment. Yet, as Read more
“If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro’ narrow chinks of his cavern.”― William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Read more
Man was created in God’s Image? What does that mean? Do you want the answer based only upon modern day interpretation of ancient texts, or what the ancient scribes were actually trying to communicate, albeit rather tersely? Remember, you only Read more
The Parade of Death: Navigating Loss and Searching for Meaning Over the past forty years, I have stood in the endless procession of loss—a steady parade of friends slipping beyond the veil of life, one by one. All but one Read more
Honor Your Feelings as Gateways to Authenticity It starts with a whisper—an ache of sadness, a flicker of anger, or even an overwhelming rush of loneliness. Too often, we dismiss these moments, brushing them aside as inconvenient or inappropriate. “Stay Read more
The Unseen Truth Beyond the Texts One of the great tragedies of spiritual history is the limited transmission of Abraham’s mystical understanding into the biblical narratives. The early writings, shaped by the hands and minds of countless editors, translators, and Read more
Christmas 2024 “The world is new to every soul, when Christ has entered in”. (in the chapel at Stanford University, the passage was selected by Mrs Stanford). And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands Read more
Simple Human Circuits: An Electrician’s Guide to Our Galaxy – Living Life On The Widest Frequency In a process control theory class that I took in 1992, I observed and was impressed by how these feedback and feedforward dependent control Read more
The Paradox of Truth in a Distracted Age What if the average person, caught up in the treadmill of daily life, was never meant to be handed the Truth? What if ancient sages and teachers who guarded their profound wisdom Read more
“I AM”: The Lens Through Which We See the World and Ourselves Who are you? A question so simple, yet it carries infinite weight. For some, the answer may be mundane—a name, a job title, a familial role. For others, Read more
Self-Improvement or Spiritual Evolution for 2025? Understanding the Path You Seek The turning of the calendar is always a symbolic moment for humanity. December’s haze is filled with retrospection, and January opens the door to promises of reinvention. If the Read more
Chapter 3: How the Movement of Thought as Time Keeps Us Separated from the Infinite An Electrician’s Guide To Our Galaxy In the perpetual motion of advancement, humanity races forward through epochs and eras, each technological leap propelling us exponentially Read more
Chapters 3: An Electrician’s Guide To The Galaxy—Living Life On A Wider Frequency Of Being “One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.” ― Krishnamurti Our present day national consciousness continues Read more
Hate’s Dangerous Echoes Through History Hatred, when nurtured and weaponized, never walks quietly through the pages of history. It stomps forward brazenly, leaving scars on human dignity and justice. The echoes of such hatred feel all too familiar today, reverberating Read more
Bridging the Chasm Between Divine Love and Human Misjudgment The contemporary world is marked by ideological divides that seem wider than ever, particularly when addressing topics of faith, morality, and identity. One such divide has emerged in the discourse surrounding Read more