The Republican Frontrunners It’s presidential politics season. Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are poor excuses for Presidential candidates. Earlier in the week  it came to light that good old Mitt had placed tens of millions of dollars in an offshore account in the Cayman Islands so he could do what the rich always do, either Read More…

Karma and Actions Karma is real. Karma makes us all accountable for our actions. We do not operate in a vacuum. What we do to others and what we do to the world, life one day will do to us. Everything we do, the good as well as the bad, will eventually come home to Read More…

Where Are We Headed? The web of life is in grave danger. No one knows where we are headed, but we are running faster than we ever have to get there. Chaos? World War? A series of regional wars? The use of weapons of mass destruction? Chemical, biological, or nuclear attacks? Earth and climate changes? Read More…

Polarization As a new century dawns, the worldwide trend toward polarization is particularly worrisome and has reached epidemic proportions already. The disturbing trend toward political, economic, religious, and social polarization continues to grow unabated in every sphere of life. The gaps that divide us continue to grow larger, and the emotional distance that separates us Read More…

  Conventional Religion The great religions of the west have consistently taught their congregations that the divine exists outside of and separate from them; that they are weak and sinful; and that the church is their only legitimate avenue to redemption and salvation. Over time these teachings have created a deep sense of dependence on the church Read More…

Peace The road to peace is simple. That does not mean it is easy. When we find our pain we must embrace it completely. Until we become one with our pain we will be unable to release it. If we don’t release our pain, we will never find peace.   The Wise Man is at Read More…

  This is part of a poem from my book JUST WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? What we cannot accept makes us unhappy. What makes us unhappy creates resistance. What we resist, we struggle against. What we struggle against binds us to it. Whatever binds us, enslaves us. Whatever enslaves us, shames us. Whatever shames Read More…

The Lack of Inner Balance The most insidious epidemic of our time is the lack of inner balance that exists in nearly all of us and is reflected in the world around us. When the population of the planet was much less than it is today, when the available technology was much cruder, the damage Read More…