“There is no enlightenment without forgiveness for our parents. Whether we like it or not, our mother is our primary archetype of the adult female, and our father is our primary archetype of the adult male. If I am a man and I harbor resentment toward my mother, I will continually project guilt onto other […]
“A good relationship is not always champagne and roses. It is a birthing process, often bloody and painful… A ‘spiritual relationship’ is not necessarily a relationship where two people are constantly smiling. For me, ‘spiritual’ means, above all, ‘authentic’… And so we create relationships for shared work. Real work can only happen in the presence […]
The Parable of Avicenna and the Apprentice “Avicenna had a very diligent, newly-initiated student. One day, a blind man was brought to the great physician. The Master specified exactly which components to mix to create two poultices. The student followed the instructions perfectly, and the next day, the patient regained his sight. Now, the student’s […]
“…I realized that I needed to help a man feel more like a man, rather than wasting my time worrying about whether he IS enough of a man. Part of our work on ourselves, in order to prepare for a deep relationship, is learning how to support another person in manifesting their very best self.” […]
by Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements, The Second Agreement: “Don’t take anything personally because by taking things personally you set yourself up to suffer for nothing. Humans are addicted to suffering at different levels and to different degrees, and we support each other in maintaining these addictions. Humans agree to help each other suffer. […]
“If you really want to know your mind, the body will always give you a truthful reflection, so look at the emotion, or rather feel it in your body. If there is a clear conflict between them, the thought will be the lie, the emotion will be the truth. Not the ultimate truth of who […]
“For a warrior, there is no such thing as an impossible love. He is not intimidated by silence, by indifference, or by rejection. He knows that behind the mask of ice that people wear, there is a heart of fire. This is why the warrior takes more risks than others. He unceasingly seeks the love […]
“No one needs your help. I know, I know… this is one of the difficult things. But it’s true. However, this doesn’t mean that no one wants your help, or that no one can use your help. It simply means that the thought that another Aspect of the Divine is helpless without you is not […]
I recommend this book to you: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships ! I recommend it to friends, to clients, to people I train in emotional intelligence workshops, to everyone who wants to improve their skills in communicating with others. I believe that if you read this book carefully, as […]
“Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled […]
“A father and a son acquired a horse. The next day, they set off to travel through the village. The father said: — Son, you get on the horse, and I will walk. When the villagers saw them, they said: — Hey, look at that son—his father is walking on foot, while he rides! The […]
“You cannot help another who will not help him or herself. In the end, all souls must walk their path — and the reason they are walking a particular path may not be clear to you, or even to them, at the level of ordinary human consciousness. Do what you can to help others, of […]
