Excerpt from “The Force of Kindness” – Sharon Salzberg

Our guest blog this month is an excerpt from Sharon Salzberg’s book The Force of Kindness. Sharon is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She is among the first to bring mindfulness & lovingkindness meditation to...

Between the Notes: The Gift of Silence and Stillness

Sheryl Chard, Grateful Living Silence and its close ally stillness are paradoxical sources of life, beauty, and vibrancy. Br. David Steindl-Rast describes silence as something “not only as perceived by the ears, but also a quietness of the heart, a lucid stillness...

Excerpt from “Keep Going or The Art of Perseverance”

Joseph Marshall III, Lakota writer, historian, teacher. “A young man asked his grandfather why life had to be so difficult sometimes. This is the old man’s reply. “Grandfather says this: ‘In life there is sadness as well as joy, losing as well...

Climate Change

A Blessing For the Challenges of Climate Change All round the world, populations are leaving their ancestral lands due to climate change, for instance various populations in the highlands of Nepal. Innovative new measures and policies are urgently needed to face what...

Albert Schweitzer: The Purpose of Life and the Full Measure of Man

“The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. Only then have we ourselves become true human beings. I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those...