Awaken: Firstly, thank you for so graciously sharing your wisdom with our awakened readers today. I first came to your work through my interest in Zen, and was surprised to find that you are mostly known as a Trappist monk. It was refreshing to learn that despite your allegiance to the Catholic church, you have a…

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi I’ve spent most of my adult life helping people heal. I’m a podiatrist, a foot and ankle surgeon, and I’ve seen pain in many forms. Torn ligaments. Crushed bones. Wounds that just won’t close. But if I’m being honest, the deepest wounds I’ve encountered…

  I used to think I was just bad at coping with stress. Every Sunday evening, I felt anxious about the week ahead. My chest would tighten when certain emails appeared in my inbox. Before meetings, I’d rehearse what I wanted to say over and over, trying to avoid saying the wrong thing. At the…

“Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is to ask for help.” ~Unknown We live in a world that praises strength—especially quiet strength. The kind that shows up, gets things done, and rarely complains. The kind that’s resilient, dependable, productive. But what happens when the strong one quietly breaks inside? “You are a superwoman!” “You’re…

by Life Positive: At the age of sixteen, Sri Ramakrishna shifted from his village to Calcutta to work as a priest in theKali temple at Dakshineswar. It was here that he attained enlightenment after an agonizing craving to see the Divine Mother face to face that went to the extent of suicide. Later, the saint described…