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One Quote, One Card: Comforters

“God does not comfort us to make us comfortable, but to make us comforters.” — John Henry Jowett   How appropriate! Zen Pencils has a wonderful cartoon “Make Good Art” in which the writer implores the...

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Stories/Koans/Parables: Taken For A Ride

A woman was sitting beside the road when a horse suddenly came galloping around the corner. It was going so fast it seemed as though the man riding the horse had somewhere important to go. As the horse...

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Rumi Moment of the Week: Open

“Open to me, so that I may open. Provide me your inspiration So that I might see mine.”

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One Quote, One Card: Where Your Power Lies

“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” — Marcus Aurelius There are a number of quotes out there that point us in the direction of self-directed...

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Stories/Koans/Parables: By Any Other Name

Abraham Lincoln once asked one of his secretaries, “If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a horse have?”. “Five,” replied the secretary. “No,” said the President, “The answer is four. Calling a...

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Rumi Moment of the Week: The Grave of This Body

I mean Rumi has some really dope bars right?! The first time I heard this quote I think I shuddered a little bit. But the poem though, the entire poem is freedom. It is kind of a given that the TRUTH...

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One Quote, One Card: Seeding Mistakes & Beautiful Stumbles

To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity. — William Arthur Ward Acceptance vs Rejection Behaviors are like seeds — you reap what you sow — and...

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Stories/Koans/Parables: Turning Toward

Fear, Regret, Grief, Humiliation, Sadness, Loneliness, Heartbreak… Trungpa Rinpoche was traveling with his attendants to a monastery he’d never seen before. As they neared the gates, he saw a large...

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Rumi Moment of the Week: The Wound (part 1)

Childhood Friends You may have heard, it’s the custom for Kings to let warriors stand on the left, the side of the heart, and courage. On the right, they put the Chancellor, and various secretaries,...

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Stories/Parables/Koans: The Wound (part 2)

Today’s Parable comes from an “an African-American employee of [advertising agency] Wieden + Kennedy.” A more complete background behind these words can be found Here.     Click to view slideshow....

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