The Fire Inside

We must see that spirituality is a continual movement away from compartmentalization and separation and toward embracing all of life. We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life. When we do, we will face the patterns from personal history, the conditioning that shields us from the pains of the past.

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Cultivate a sense of mystery. I think, as women grow older, that we miss mystery and we miss magic. But deep down, part of us knows that mystery still exists, and that it’s not out of reach. The part of us that can’t sleep properly when the moon is full, that stands on the seashore at sunrise, singing to seals. The part of us that yearns to set off... See more

Desire is the closest thing there is to magic. Nothing else changes the world so powerfully, so quickly. Nothing else builds empires or families or great works of art. Nothing else rearranges my perception so fully, making some things salient and others basically invisible. Even in spiritual lineages dedicated to ending desire entirely, the... See more

There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it will be a butterfly — R. Buckminster Fuller

"It is not enough for a man to feel the divine flame burning in him; unless he goes into the concentrated, slogging business of learning the techniques of expression, his genius will be of no use to anyone." —Oswald Chambers