Cycles of Change

A monk once asked his teacher how to overcome fear in the marketplace. The teacher replied, "Show me the coin you hold when your hand is empty." This koan invites us to look closer at what we think we possess. It challenges the basic assumption that we must hold something to be safe. Most people [...]

Millions of spiritual transactions occur every single day under a logical fallacy. This unstated logic governs prayers, donations, and volunteer hours with a mechanical precision. The premise is simple. An individual provides an input, and the universe provides an output. If a person gives money to [...]