I am a passionate teacher. I believe there is nothing more important than sharing your understanding, information, and passions with others. I am a tenured associate professor and head of the graduate program in lighting design at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. There, I also teach courses in Meditation and Mindfulness Studies for Academic Success, […]
28 septiembre, 2014
Teaching Meditation
There are many meditation teachers over there, and many can help you although they still may have a lot to learn themselves. Find a good teacher to learn meditation in an appropriate way and then allow the teachings in this pages guide your intellect in the right direction and your allow your heart to shine on your path.
28 septiembre, 2014
Obstacles in the path
The spiritual path does not need to be difficult or cumbersome. You will find obstacles, which is good. The greatest teacher in life is obstacles. So every obstacle that comes in your path, be thankful. One way to be thankful to obstacles is to become the observer of the obstacle. When you become the observer of the obstacle, the obstacle does not hurt you.
28 septiembre, 2014
Service is an art
Service is an art, and art is freedom. So when we serve in the spirit of an offering, it is a freedom that is expressed from deep within ourselves. Service does not bind, it frees a person.
28 septiembre, 2014
Service is devotion in action.
When one accepts oneself at one’s true value, then service is performed for the sake of service; and that service is just another name for devotion. The service of mankind is the service of God. It is the internal God that is externalized in His varied names and forms.
28 septiembre, 2014
Serve for the sake of serving
When we serve for the sake of serving, when it is motiveless and egoless, then service has value and is evolutionary. It is never stagnating—if it stops growing it dies. Genuine service, like the life of the flower, consists of its flowering, for that flowering is life and life is never stagnant. It forever flows […]
28 septiembre, 2014
Service and martyrdom
The offering of service does not mean martyrdom. Martyrdom is a kind of imbalance. Martyrdom generally originates from a fanaticism, a purpose which is conjured up by the mind.
28 septiembre, 2014
Dedicate your life to God or surrendering to your circumstances
both are the same… Divinity is there as all the scriptures tell you; it is nearer than you think. It’s closer than your very own breath. It’s there: just open up and let it flow. Teaching and serving are two of the ways which quicken the opening up, and when the blood races and the […]
