Spirit

Here you will find links to articles that feed my soul, my sense of spirit, my sense of other and beyond.

Commitments
I found an interesting book last year by George Leonard & Michael Murphy titled "The Life We are Given". Intrigued by the book, I did an Internet search. Amongst many things I found these commitments. They come from the website of Bill Dillon and Pat Watt. It is delightful reading.

Bodhisattva Vow
Lama Surya Das, Awakening the Buddha within

Metta Prayer
Lama Surya Das, Awakening the Buddha within

Thay's 14 Precepts
As developed by the Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh.

The Desire to be Happy
Can't remember where I found this.

Radical Acceptance
An excerpt from the prologue of a very important book by Tara Brach.

Being Peace
Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us to let go of our views, as such grasping blocks the path to understanding.

Satyana Institute
The principles found here emerged from several years' work with social change leaders in Satyana's Leading with Spirit program. The Institute offers them "not as definitive truths, but rather as key learnings and guidelines that, taken together, comprise a useful framework for spiritual activism."