The doors to living an enlightened life open with the keys of silence and just being. Leave your thoughts behind and enter.

-Dr. Robert Puff, Meditation Expert

When we wake up to who we are, something happens. We stop identifying with our egoic selves because we realize they are impermanent and only that which is permanent can be who we are.

We arent our bodies, we arent our memories, we arent our thoughts, we arent our feelings We arent any of these things, so we stop identifying with them. What happens is that detachment develops. An aloofness or distancing from everything that occurs. We wake up to the fact that life is an extended dream and a relaxation is able to set in. Its a sense of calm or a feeling that all is well.

We lose our identity with our lives, thoughts and feelings, so we witness them but we dont engage with them. We notice them, but we dont create stories with them. Since we dont create Read More

When I was an undergraduate at university many years ago, my deep enjoyment and love for the works of William Shakespeare blossomed. I had the privilege of taking a Shakespearean class and then during one summer in my undergraduate years, I was able to travel through Europe inexpensively on a bike and a Europass to see the great sites. A memory I remember most is going to Stratford-upon-Avon and watching a William Shakespeare play. I dont know where my passion and love for his plays comes from but it has been a deep part of my life. His writings have also taught me many things.

When I was in England many years ago for the first time, I was standing in the back of the audience watching the play As You Like It that was performed not too far from the Read More

The Most Powerful Mantra: Learn to Lose the Ego and Awaken to Who We Are

What Can Help Me Achieve Enlightenment? Begin Your Journey with the Right Tools

There are three big steps towards spiritual enlightenment. Anyone of us can take these steps but they are crucial aspects in moving in the direction of living an awakened life.

The first step we have to take is what I call earnestness. What I mean by this is that in order for us to move in the direction towards enlightenment, you really have to want it. It cant just be one of your many endeavors. You cant say Ill work during the day, sleep at night and during Saturday and Sunday evenings Ill study and work towards enlightenment. This is not going to cut it. In many ways we have to eat, drink and sleep our paths towards enlightenment. Its very crucial that it consumes our lives. Many people have gone down the path towards enlightenment and most have failed. Its Read More

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