Junaid was going through the market-place of the town with his disciples. And it was his way to take any situation and use it. A man was dragging his cow by a rope, and Junaid said, “Wait” to the man, and told his disciples “Surround this man and the cow. I am going to teach – Read More –
There was a famous sage called Sadat who lived high up in the Himalayan Mountains, far away from humanity. He choose a simple life and spent most of his time meditating. People from all over the globe would travel for days on end to meet him and ask for his advice. Once such a group – Read More –
DEAR SAGE: I have a simple question for you: How do I heal my mind? DEAR SEEKER: I am so happy that I took a few moments to read through my mailbox and find your question! We had a steady stream of advice requests earlier this year, but then a drought… The drought came when I had – Read More –
Strange things happen when you’ve been up all night (it’s 4am in China) working on branding strategy while chewing gum (thanks mom/dad!) and eating kale chips (I miss Whole Foods!). Though it has nothing to do with anything I’m currently doing, these lyrics from Lauryn Hill’s song Selah keep running through my mind, “In all of – Read More –
Today I attended a lovely beach party and had the most amazing time playing in the sand with a remarkable three year old (beautiful and brilliant) girl named Ella. She is a bundle of light and joy and I’m sure that I know her from a previous life…there is no other explanation for the energy – Read More –
A saint who visited the river Ganges to take a bath, came across a group of family members who were shouting at each other in anger. The saint turned to his diciples with a smile, “Why do people who are angry shout at each other?” After a little while one diciple said, “Because we lose – Read More –
Upon meeting a Zen master at a social event, a psychiatrist decided to ask him a question that had been on his mind. “Exactly how do you help people?” he asked. “I get them where they can’t ask any more questions,” the Master answered. -Zen story — I understand from my parents that I was – Read More –
