Teachings of Value

   

a labor of love offering contemporary teachings
devoted to the clarification of practical wisdom

a comprehensive and holistic approach to living fully

Change Begins in You

We believe that real change in the world originates by way of individuals making real changes in themselves. Conscious and intentional conduct of one’s life forms the foundation   [More …]

Inner and Outer

We focus on both our inner and outer lives and the relationship between the two. It is the outer life—how we conduct and develop ourselves—that creates an environment in which a   [More …]

Wisdom You Can Use

Our focus on experiential learning allows those who work with us to infuse and retain what they study, and transfer it over to benefit their lives. We provide practical, hands-on   [More …]

Quotables

Quiet Wordless Self-Contained Joy

A quiet, wordless, self-contained joy,
desiring nothing from without and resting content with everything,
remains free of all egoistic likes and dislikes.
In this freedom lies good fortune,
because it harbors the quiet security
of a heart fortified within itself.
— I-Ching, The Joyous, Lake

Drops of Water

Drops of water wear away a stone.
A cloudburst leaves it unchanged.
—J.G. Bennett

Always Urge

Urge and urge and urge,
Always the procreant urge of the world.
Out of the dimness opposite equals advance,
always substance and increase, always sex,
Always a knit of identity, always distinction, always a breed of life.
— Walt Whitman

Little Gems and Tidbits

Unleashing the Genie

What is the level you could live at if you really unleashed the genie of your real potential powers ?  Where do you need to be placing your attention to leave that door open? And what is it in our conduct of life that so easily and readily closes that door for us?

How the Subtle Enters

The subtle enters through the things in us that are like the subtle, one of them being quiet, one of them being calm. Thus, it is essential to cultivate those aspects and atmospheres, becoming like a clear, still lake that can truly reflect reality and that welcomes you into its depths.

from Some Remarks on Subtlety

Fully In Yourself

You cannot fully take in the world if you are not fully in yourself.

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