Simplicity is one approach to life. Home may not have been a simple place but because we learned our earliest lessons there, they may seem the simplest. I grew up on a dairy farm, the son of a ... Read More about Keeping Life Simple
Week 37: Truth
Being Sensitive
Sensitivity is an art we can cultivate. It allows us to appreciate others more deeply, and thereby activate the Truth force. We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to ... Read More about Being Sensitive
Being Gentle
We are not each other’s masters. Being committed to honoring everyone requires a gentle approach to life. Mister Rogers was an ordained minister but he never talked about God on his program. He ... Read More about Being Gentle
Accepting Others
To know another person's Truth, we must accept him for who he is. It is not for us to change someone else or to project our experiences, values and the like onto him. Acceptance demands ... Read More about Accepting Others
Recognizing Revealed Truth, from Within
Sometimes, it is as though a light has suddenly gone on from within. Such revelatory moments can be transformative. It was a common theme of the ‘nature sermons’ that had made Laurillard one of the ... Read More about Recognizing Revealed Truth, from Within
Using Intuition and Common Sense
The human mind calculates many complex phenomena in an instant. The intuition of the moral sentiment is an insight of the perfection of the laws of the soul. These laws execute themselves. They are ... Read More about Using Intuition and Common Sense
Honoring Truth (Satyagraha)
Your life is your core Truth, as you live it. Deeply understanding another person’s Truth (satyagraha) is a creative force in the domain of thinking, drawing on emotion. Satyagraha, of which ... Read More about Honoring Truth (Satyagraha)