Expanding Love to Include the World
The world needs our love, but the kind of love that is present in the world often leads to suffering. Like a seed that has been stunted by a deficient …
A Way of Being That Ends All Suffering
There is a way of being that ends all suffering — just now — only this. No intellectual gymnastics — just now; all is complete. Theodore Tsaousidis
That’s the Work
If you can just walk, sit, eat; if you live in gratitude; if you pay attention to the feelings that you are having inside your body, inside your heart and …
Feeling Stress Is Not Failure
Feeling stress, and its negative emotions, is not some kind of failure. These emotions exist because of the fact of causation. Don’t deny their existence. Feel them; see them; real …
Own Your Feelings to Understand Another’s
You have to own your own feelings before you can understand another’s. How can you understand another’s pain when you won’t, or are afraid, to understand your own? It is …
Part of This Vast Intimate Existence
When we recognize that we are intrinsically a part of this vast intimate existence, we begin to see, hear, and behave in a more responsible and generous way. Theodore Tsaousidis
Experiences Are Not Success or Failure
Our unpleasant and pleasant experiences are not a sign of success or failure. They just are. Theodore Tsaousidis
Tomorrow’s Water Won’t Satisfy Today’s Thirst
Looking for answers in the future is like trying to satisfy today’s thirst with tomorrow’s water. Theodore Tsaousidis
Find a Way to Be Moved
If you cannot move, then find a way to be moved. Any of the six sense-gates will do. Theodore Tsaousidis
The Other Is Myself
The “other” is myself, whether it is a person, place, or thing. Theodore Tsaousidis