A wise gift to oneself
A student once asked his master, “Please give me a wise practice…a kind of spiritual discipline that I can follow every day.” The master suggested he sweep the floor, wash the dishes, and dust the house. The student wondered loudly how such an unusual advice could be a wise practice. The master replied, “When you sweep the floor, your body might be sweeping,...
Emptying your Inner Cup
‘A student learns one-quarter from his master, the second quarter from fellow students, and the third when he teaches. Time and experience confer the last quarter.’ -A Sanskrit saying. Someone once asked me why I was learning martial-art. How was it useful for a spiritual teacher to know martial art? While I gave the person a response at that time, I wanted...