As I sat in my car last weekend about to take off to see my amazing partner (let's call him AP), who currently lives an-hour-and-a-half away, he texted to say he had too much going on to be able to spend quality time [...]
There is a common misapprehension about those of us on a vocally spiritual path. That is the perception that we will consistently be positive, self-aware and empathetic. Not only does this misplaced belief come from those around us, but also from our own egoic minds. People who identify as spiritual are more than likely to also identify as being consistently good, kind or pious.
Walking down Wellington's Willis street during lunch hour you could easily be forgiven for thinking that New Zealand has almost no ethnic diversity. It is indeed a sea of white faces. One of my American friends even went so far as to remark [...]
I often talk and write about how much meditation has helped me, yet when people ask me for advice about how to do it, I honestly struggle to explain. I'm certainly no monk, I've only been practicing seriously for about 5 years now. [...]