"What it really means to consciously evolve from the heart. "Even though we cannot change the past, we can reorganize our relationship to it and engage the world in a new way, one rooted in self-compassion and clear, loving awareness. "In the nearly miraculous discoveries in the area of neuroplasticity, we are seeing that we can transform the context in which we hold, organize, and make meaning of what happened to us in the past. Even if our early environment was mired in disruptive … Continue reading

"I was completely unprepared to meet the people who have changed the course of my life. "They gave me what I never knew I was seeking. In retrospect I can attest to the strength of not resisting the unexpected and surrendering with trust to the unplanned. It is only now, after considerable research and study that I can call what I previously would have named as foolishness by its proper name: resilience. "When teachers and teachings appear out of “nowhere” it awakens in me a humbling respect … Continue reading

Sufi teacher Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee writes and teaches about spiritual responsibility in our present time of transition, and the emerging global consciousness of Oneness. He has also written about the feminine and the “world soul”, or anima mundi, and on the groundbreaking subject of spiritual ecology. "…we reclaim the sacred in our inner life through prayer, through meditation, through devotions, and in our outer life just through being present in the sacred that is all around us, that … Continue reading

"I think this is a moment of bifurcation. There is this great sort of split happening on the planet, that I feel like the darkness is becoming extreme and the light is becoming extreme simultaneously, and they are going in these sort of two opposite directions. And I think the old strategy of reform – let’s somehow convince and persuade people to come into our camp – is not the right strategy anymore. "…As the old Buddhist saying goes, enlightenment does not happen in the cave, it happens in … Continue reading

Eckhart Tolle explains how to be content, no matter the circumstances. "There are three ways in which consciousness can flow into what you do and thus through you into this world, three modalities in which you can align your life with the creative power of the universe. Modality means the underlying energy­ frequency that flows into what you do and connects your actions with the awakened consciousness that is emerging into this world. What you do will be dysfunctional and of the ego, unless it … Continue reading

"This article shows how in response to thuggish forces the qualities of feminine intelligence — available to men as to women — can enable us to take a significant leap in consciousness and demonstrate what anyone can do to build a beautiful future." Read the full story by Scilla Elworthy, PhD.... Continue reading