True enlightenment comes not from observing physical changes in the world around us, but from recognizing our shared humanity in the faces of those we meet. “A student asked a wise Rabbi,…
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Myths
The Master gave his teaching in parables and stories, which his disciples listened to with pleasure — and occasional frustration, for they longed for something deeper. The Master was unmoved. To all…
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Have some trouble
Responsibility belongs to those who carry consequences. In their book Boundaries, psychologists Henry Cloud and John Townsend tell an interesting story about some parents who were having trouble with their 25 year old…
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Heaven’s store
Great outcomes require constant personal effort. A woman had a dream in which she wandered into a shop at the mall and found (God) behind a counter. He said to her, “You…
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Sparky, the loser
A story is told about a boy named Sparky. For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He flunked physics in high school. Receiving a…