As above is below: your brain is also the universe…

As above is below: your brain is also the universe…

As above is below: your brain is also the universe … The brain is connected to the cosmos on a quantum scale. we know the functioning of atoms? including those of our brain? It is governed by the laws of quantum physics. So too that of the universe. And we are...
What Is Karma

What Is Karma

Karma has a great stigma attached to it, not to mention associated with fear, superstition, and misunderstanding. It is apparent that many people believe that Karma is some sort of “higher court” that sits in judgment of all wrong- doings and dispenses...
Sadness and Joy

Sadness and Joy

Growing up in a spiritual and diverse family, one of the most treasured gifts I remember inheriting was an understanding—so rare and yet so essential when you’re young—that sadness, loneliness, and even depression aren’t to be fought off. They’re to be worked with and...
The Precious Present

The Precious Present

The Buddhists tell us that ‘being born as a human is highly unusual.’ It is, they say, a tremendous privilege and a most precious gift, this human life. One of the reasons it is so precious is that within all of us lies the potential for Buddha hood – or...
THE POWER OF SOUND:

THE POWER OF SOUND:

Sound is an ancient healing medium – it has been utilized for wellbeing around the globe for thousands of years. From the bells, gongs and bowls of Tibetan and Nepalese cultures, to the didgeridoo of the Australian Aborigines, to the drum and rattle of the Native...
Defense mechanisms that hurt us

Defense mechanisms that hurt us

“Regardless of whether we think it is inferiority, insecurity, or internal conflict that causes it, the experience of anxiety has been examined by a variety of theorists…Although these defense mechanisms/processes are unavoidable and useful in reducing our anxiety...