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Your true self is divine. Most of you go through life without knowing this. Your true self is your atman (soul) which is a part of Brahman the Supreme Being.

It is not uncommon for a person to say who he or she is by speaking about their acquisitions, accomplishments, ambitions, contributions, heritage, philanthropy, status, or wealth.

I saw a bumper sticker the other day that said: DON鈥橳 BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK. It鈥檚 not often a bumper sticker elicits more than a smile from me, but this one genuinely caused me to stop and ponder.

It couldn鈥檛 be a more fantastic claim. A person brutally killed and buried, but on the third day, alive! And it gets even better.

The Middle Way Sangha will be hosting an extended meditation retreat at the Shambhala Meditation Centre (1-2033 Belmont Ave), beginning聽Friday聽evening and continuing all day聽Saturday, April 14 and 15respectively.

When I focus on the news headlines and many conflicts of our time, I am overwhelmed.

Speaking spiritually聽is not simply speaking about spiritual matters. It also involves speaking from your own unique relationship with the Spirit about what matters most to you.

The power that our words carry is a theme that I often go back to - an idea that I have spent a lot of time reflecting on.

The middle way is an approach to life- whether monastic or as a householder- tethered to suchness. Suchness means, in practice, that only harm actually matters.

Recently I vacationed at an all-inclusive, gated, 5 star resort in Jamaica. Well, 4.5 stars, actually; but that is another story.