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Zen Buddhism. For me, this is the perfect spiritual path for our times. It calls us to wake up! See the world and our place in it, just as it is. We are tiny, very short-lived, and sometimes not at all wise.

During critical times when perhaps we just want to hide our heads in the sand, it is crucial to remember the things which actually help to nourish us and our families and friends.

In my last article, I asked you to imagine that your start your day in the evening as the sun begins to set and the stars begin to come out. To support this idea, I drew your attention to a verse in the Bible and commentary from the Talmud.

Imagine for a moment that waking up wasn鈥檛 the first thing you did to start your day.

Your true self is divine. Most of you go through life without knowing this. Your true self is your atman (soul) which is a part of Brahman the Supreme Being.

It is not uncommon for a person to say who he or she is by speaking about their acquisitions, accomplishments, ambitions, contributions, heritage, philanthropy, status, or wealth.

I saw a bumper sticker the other day that said: DON鈥橳 BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK. It鈥檚 not often a bumper sticker elicits more than a smile from me, but this one genuinely caused me to stop and ponder.

It couldn鈥檛 be a more fantastic claim. A person brutally killed and buried, but on the third day, alive! And it gets even better.

The Middle Way Sangha will be hosting an extended meditation retreat at the Shambhala Meditation Centre (1-2033 Belmont Ave), beginning聽Friday聽evening and continuing all day聽Saturday, April 14 and 15respectively.

When I focus on the news headlines and many conflicts of our time, I am overwhelmed.