Readers from Oregon ask:

Do I ever have the right to be angry?

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Continuing on our teaching poem tour of the six realms…

When the fire rages
lie down close to the ground.
That’s where you’ll find
the refuge of
space and breath.
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Karmic vision is a view of self and world that is shaped by the power of limitation, or “Maya.”

Each person uniquely experiences and expresses Maya due to personal, ancestral, cultural and national history. Being human, as opposed to some other kind of manifest life, is also a form of karmic vision. (more…)

A reader from Oregon asks:

I have been a member of several spiritual communities. Each time, I left because people were more interested in socializing and gossiping. People didn’t like me and thought I was aloof. Like if you didn’t join in their games, you weren’t accepted. I wonder if the whole idea of practicing in a community is just a kind of spiritual babysitting service.

Let’s cut to the chase. Whenever we criticize other people, we are feeling insecure and alone. I mean every time. No exceptions. (more…)