Tag Archives: Supermundane

Observing some of the most admired men and women on the world stage, one might easily feel that one is of less consequence and influence – insignificant even. Yet it is often the apparently “ordinary” people who are unfolding the petals of the human heart. Examples abound and are multiplying around the globe: a parent loses a beloved child in …

We are told that “joy is a special wisdom” but how can we speak of joy when there is so much sorrow and suffering in the world? And yet how can one persevere and endure the pain of living in the world without access to the wellspring of the heart that knows the vivifying and uplifting power of joy? Joy …

The holiday season has slipped away and perhaps, in that time of ease and celebration, we have found moments in which to reflect on the past year, to share old memories at gatherings of family and friends, and have reached a kind of “closure” of the passing cycle in life’s rhythm. We may now be ready to look ahead with …

If everything we nurture is a seed of the future, we might need to consider what kind of future we are creating from the substance of our energy and focussed attention. Since everything carries within it the potent force of its potential we are always in a position to direct that potential towards constructing a world which – deep down …