Just Add Love: A Recipe for Life, Love and Happiness

by Marie T. Russell. Many years ago, someone I knew had a “mantra” or “catch-phrase” which he repeated to all who were willing (or not) to hear. And it was: “Love Is All There Is”. And while I felt was a lofty statement, part of me bristled every time I heard it....

Love – the supreme authority

This blog is an excerpt from Pierre’s book Apprendre à s’aimer Available only in French, our translation “To love is to desire the true good for others and for oneself”. There is a reality in the universe that constitutes the ultimate Reality, a law that nullifies all...

Mending the World

CAC teacher Mirabai Starr writes of Judaism’s affirmation of tikkun olam—human participation in the world’s restoration: There is a kabbalistic story in which the boundless, formless, unified Holy One wished to know its Holy Self, and so it contracted and poured...

The Power of Right Thinking

Today I  am going to share with you a story which shows the power of right thinking, e.g., blessing. When he was in his early twenties, my friend Mark decided to undertake a trip around the planet. At one moment, he ended up in a Buddhist monastery in Thailand. Each...

Our world is shaped by how we see it

This blog is taken from one of the chapters in my most recent book, Et ainsi coule la rivière (Thus flows the river, only available in French).  The notion that we live in a welcoming and caring universe is very close to my heart, and at the end of the text...