“We can not expect things to change if we keep doing the same things.” —Albert Einstein

A world pandemic, civil movements, an economic crisis—it’s impossible to deny that the world as we knew it is certainly changing. This could be, for many, the most challenging time in their lifetimes. Questions such as how do we handle the global pandemic, what we should we do about the economic crisis, and how can we change systemic racism are at the top of our minds...

“We do not attract what we want, but what we are.” —James Lane Allen

Today’s global pandemic and the largest civil rights movement in our history is a sign that something is changing, not only on the outside, but also inside us. The crises affecting our outer world have laid bare some of society’s urgent weaknesses, like inequality, bringing up opportunities for everyone to change for the better.

Although crises have a bad reputation, throughout history,...

According to the US Census Bureau, 19.7 million children, nearly a quarter of American children live in father-absent homes. Research shows that, when a child is raised in a father-absent home, he or she can be affected in a number of ways. The child is two times more likely to drop out of school; has a four times greater risk of living in poverty; and is more likely to have behavioral problems, experience abuse and neglect, abuse drugs and alcohol, suffer obesity, and commit crime....

“There will come a day when people of all races, colors, and creeds will put aside their differences. They will come together in love, joining hands in unification, to heal the Earth and all Her children. They will move over the Earth like a great whirling rainbow, bringing peace, understanding and healing everywhere they go.”

 —Navajo-Hopi Prophesy of the Whirling Rainbow

Ancients related the mind to the nature of our thoughts. The thoughts that you think every single...

“In the wave lies the secret of creation.”

—Walter Russell 

It’s no accident that many spiritual traditions around the world, at the core, teach similar truths. Among these, love and compassion are closer to your true nature than fear and selfishness; the essential part of us is immortal, joyful, and free; and resonating with light is our top priority. This is what today’s blog is all about!

But how can light, or something intangible, be our priority in a...

“Think not lightly of good, saying, ‘It will not come to me.’
Drop by drop is the water pot filled.
Likewise, the wise one, gathering it little by little,
Fills oneself with good.”

 —Dhammapada 9.122

When you ask people about their most cherished values, “happiness” is always at the top of the list. We know when we feel it. We associate it with a range of positive emotions—joy, contentment, gratification, well-being. Inarguably,...

If you stop the automatic pilot that steers your everyday life and reflect on today’s leadership, you’ll notice a common pattern—a stronger focus on profit and competition than on caring for others, cooperation, solidarity, and collaboration. Sometimes leadership can do more harm than good. Our inner resonance is literal, recreating and attracting literally what our leaders say and do! I’ve noticed that many leaders today don’t display active listening skills,...

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; energy can only be transferred or changed from one form to another.
—Einstein, the first law of thermodynamics

From nonmaterial energy, we became matter. From formless, we became corporeal. From boundless, we become restricted. From homogeneity, we become separated. And from deep silence, we became one with our mother and with each of her wandering thoughts, feelings, and inner voices—in the shape of energy vibrations. Our biological...

A mind that is stretched to a new idea never returns to its original dimensions.

—Oliver Wendell Holmes

Our habitual sources of creativity have been shut off. Social distancing has removed from our agendas. Movies and museums; Broadway shows and concerts; interactive activities, group classes, and daily rituals—creative outlets that may normally be our sources of inspiration. With so much going on in our world right now, it could be easy to conclude that connecting with creativity...

Are you one of those people who have many dreams but become paralyzed because you believe you don’t qualify for or aren’t good enough to reach them? Or do you keep looking for excuses and avoiding what will take you to a life you love living?

I understand. I’ve been there myself—not once but many times! I had so many dreams. I wanted to do so many things in my life. And on this pursuit, again and again, I lost my motivation. Interestingly, my loss of motivation had many...