daily inspiration

Be

For the last few years I have noticed words showing up in my life to give me direction. Last year it was the word “rest.” The need for rest kept showing up over and over as I struggled to heed them rather than push through to the point of complete exhaustion. This year theContinue reading “Be”

Be kind to yourself

“Be kind to yourself as you proceed along this journey. This kindness, in itself, is a means of awakening the spark of love within you and helping others to discover that spark within themselves.” – Tsoknyi Rinpoche As the month of June comes to an end we bring our discussion of awakening to a close. Continue reading “Be kind to yourself”

What is enlightenment?

“What is Enlightenment? Enlightenment is to be vigilant when everyone is sleeping; it is to see when everyone is blind; to hear when everyone is deaf!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

Life gives us many gifts

“Life gives us many gifts that we could hardly imagine. When we let go of preconceptions and witness life without the turmoil that a self-indulgent ego perpetuates we perceive what heretofore eluded us.” ― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls Yes, this is for real. You may read more about Kilroy J. Oldster and the Dead ToadContinue reading “Life gives us many gifts”

Simplicity is the key to everything

“People often associate complexity with deeper meaning, when often after precious time has been lost, it is realized that simplicity is the key to everything.” ― Gary Hopkins

You are spiritual beings

“You think of yourselves as humans searching for a spiritual awakening, when in fact you are spiritual beings attempting to cope with a human awakening. Seeing yourselves from the perspective of the spirit within will help you to remember why you came here and what you came here to do.” — Neale Donald Walsch

Two Obstacles to Enlightenment

“There are two obstacles to enlightenment: 1. Thinking you know. 2 Thinking you don’t know.” —Gautama Buddha

Your purpose

“You are here for no other purpose than to realize your inner divinity and manifest your inner enlightenment. “ —Morihei Ueshiba

Being who you really are

“Not every sky will be blue and not every day is springtime. So on the spiritual path a person learns to find this kind of happiness without needing nice things to happen on the outside. Rather, you find happiness by being who you really are. This isn’t mystical. Young children are happy being who theyContinue reading “Being who you really are”

How am I seeing separation where it doesn’t exist?

“It is easy to imagine that the Buddha, the awakened one, is something or somewhere other than here or that awakening to reality will happen sometime other than now. But as long as we continue to think in terms of time we will deceive ourselves. The you who is chasing enlightenment will never become enlightened.Continue reading “How am I seeing separation where it doesn’t exist?”