Author Archives: Allen Astin

Meditation Tips

This is a letter that I wrote to my niece.  She had just started to meditate and asked for some tips: Meditation has the power to transform your life in a way that is unimaginably magical.  This I know from direct … Continue reading

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The Harvest of Inquiry

Humans want answers.  We have some very big questions to ask and some very rough terrain to navigate: What gives meaning to life?  What will happen to me when I take my last breath?  Why do terrible things sometimes happen to innocent … Continue reading

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Love Is The Medicine

Love is the medicine.  Now is the time.  Be good to others. And sing with your true feeling.  This moment is a supreme miracle.

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Looking for Your Face – Hafiz (c. 1320-1389)

From the beginning of my life I have been looking for your face but today I have seen it Today I have seen the charm, the beauty, the unfathomable grace of the face that I was looking for Today I … Continue reading

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Rumi…simple and profound.

“Let the beauty we love be what we do.” – Rumi

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