Shifting into the ‘right mode’

Shifting into the ‘right mode’

“The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself” ― Henry Miller In the brain, it is the right hemisphere that is involved in the perception of anything new or...
Wisdom: knowledge for living

Wisdom: knowledge for living

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” – Confucius Two women come to King Solomon both claiming to be the mother of the same child....
Seeking wisdom: The great traditions

Seeking wisdom: The great traditions

Where is the wisdom we have Lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? T.S. Eliot A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the...
Activating the SEEKING system: The basis of well-being

Activating the SEEKING system: The basis of well-being

“We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. Through the unknown, remembered gate When the last of earth left to discover Is that which was the beginning; At the source...