Have you ever looked down at a sidewalk or parking lot and marveled at a single blade of grass that had somehow found the will and the way to break through the pavement out into the fresh air and sunlight? When we think of a titanic struggle, we don't usually think of a little seed of grass buried in the darkness and fighting to get out in the light. And yet, even though we may not see it as w...

Have you ever thrown your hands in the air and asked yourself "What in the world is going on with me? How come my best intentions and the ability to accomplish them seem to live in two different universes?" We intend not to run off like a mad human being, spending money ill-afforded. We intend not to do something mean-spirited or otherwise self-defeating. Yet that is often just what we do...

The purpose of a school is to bring you to the point where you understand suffering isn't inherent in any moment; Our pain is from not wanting the lessons that life brings; All lessons show you that "you" can't do anything; First you wake up to die, then you are reborn; The work is not so you can be happy in life; Real self-knowledge is action, it's the union of self...