There are so many reasons why it’s helpful to meditate: 1. Meditation calms us! Modern life is stressful and meditation really helps to...

Most of us think that the cause of our suffering is outside of ourselves – our partners, our children, the government, the weather and so...

Whether we like it or not, Spirit is fundamentally a mystery. In fact, most of life is a mystery. Even within the bounds of conventional...

One of the most common images in spiritual teaching is that of an open empty sky. It represents an awake, open mind through which...

Numerous thought leaders ranging from Aristotle to the Dalai Lama agree that happiness is the main aim of life but what exactly is...

Each of us, in their own way, wants to be happy but we tend to search for that happiness in many unhelpful ways. We are taught, for...

On the way to school one morning, I asked my son how he really felt about the world's future and his reply was: "uncertain." His answer...

The question ‘What really matters?’ is a vital one. ‘What does really matter?’ ‘What does really matter to you?’ I have asked this...

A Spiritual Awakening is an extraordinary experience – a deeply felt realization of who we most fundamentally are. For just a moment the...

The state of your subtle energy affects every aspect of your being. Eastern and other cultures have accepted this for thousands of years...

Most of us are experiencing very unhealthy levels of stress and the health implications are enormous. Excess stress increases the risk of...

There are so many ways to settle your mind - from meditation and mindfulness to rock-climbing and yoga. Here's a quick and surprisingly...

"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." (Henry Ford) We all know that an alarmingly high...