Category: Teachers and Teachings

Symbolism of the Lotus Flower

For centuries the lotus flower has represented ideals of beauty, enlightenment, and purity. The...

One Important Teaching on Compassion From The Dalai Lama

Compassion is more than a nice idea – it’s a powerful way of living our lives for the benefit of...

Meaningful Symbols – A Guide to Sacred Imagery

For thousands of years, humans have used symbols to communicate values, ideas, and profound concepts. Symbols require no words, yet they say so much.

Awakening the Spirit

Spiritual, Teachers and Teachings

Many of us explore spirituality with the hope of discovering something meaningful about the nature...

10 Thoughts on Spirituality

Spiritual, Teachers and Teachings

The search for deeper existence is a driving force in many of our lives. In our seeking, words of...

The Dalai Lama

Spiritual, Teachers and Teachings

Lamas or teachers are senior monks (or nuns). Lay Tibetans can also become lamas. Well-versed in...

4 Teachings to Guide Us Within

Inspirational, Spiritual, Teachers and Teachings, Thoughts and Wisdom

The deepest sense of “self” is what guides us, heals us, and ultimately helps us find our purest inner direction on the outward path of life. Here are several thoughts from notable teachers on the significance of listening to the voice that speaks from inside each person, ourselves especially.