There Is No Scorecard: Episode 464

There Is No Scorecard: Episode 464

Episode 464 There Is No Scorecard The man in the hall said “Much of what I do is motivated by a desire to make up for the bad things I did in the past.” Many in the room stood up in the circle to show that they resonated strongly with what he’d said, that they too...
The Great Confusion: Episode 463

The Great Confusion: Episode 463

Episode 463 The Great Confusion In the Lakota tradition, they have this phrase “Wakan Tanka”, which is often translated as “Great Spirit”, meaning God or Divine Nature. However, some scholars suggest that a more literal translation is “Great Mystery”. Many times we...
The Big Lie: Episode 462

The Big Lie: Episode 462

Episode 462 The Big Lie   When we were children, many of us couldn’t wait to grow up. We wanted to be independent, to be responsible for ourselves, to have the freedom that adulthood would afford us. Now we may be grown, and we think about those carefree days of our...
Make It Holy: Episode 461

Make It Holy: Episode 461

Episode 461 Make It Holy In many parts of the world, people are charmed by images of the Buddha. They liked to put them on a mantlepiece or in their garden as ornaments, perhaps without thinking about the deeper meaning of these statues. In Thailand, the image of the...