Category Archives: The Way of Spirit

Being a Bodhisattva: Simple Steps To Live in Peace

My best intentions sometimes turn out so unlike what I hoped for that it’s made me wonder how to be in the world at all. I wish to do good works, to relieve some of the suffering of the world. … Continue reading

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The Pressures of Celebrity & The Purpose of Life

In her book, Let That Shit Go: Learn to Process Loss and Be Happy, Rose discusses what we may learn from the death of an actor or musician who dies suddenly of a drug overdose, the circumstances that may have influenced … Continue reading

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Help… my friend supports Trump! What do I do?

How can I understand someone who supports Trump, when my view of him is so very different? Trump is exaggerating all the issues that some people think are important. They like their politics angry, and this is to express the … Continue reading

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How to keep from crying when the world is in turmoil

The world needs you in it, trying to solve some of the problems with grace as well as intentional, spiritual ways. In this, The Way of Spirit is a guide to knowing how to do that with joy. Sometimes, though, you may require some assistance in ensuring that you don’t overextend yourself, or that you don’t—on the other end of the spectrum—become overly dismissive of the terrible things in your world. Continue reading

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Your Way of Spirit Requires your Contrary Self

The way of spirit requires your best self to thrive. It’s not just something that you consider perfect, your best self. It’s something that you consider as well to be contrary. We’ll explain. The contrary self is perhaps the most … Continue reading

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