The Master and the Student paused in their travels to observe a philanthropist: a prince who each day would go to among the lesser folk and toss handfuls of gold coins to a growing crowd to ease their lives and his own social conscience. Even before the prince departed, the people began to squabble and fight over the proffered gifts. The prince ( Read more... )

There is something terribly wrong in the mindset of this troubled era:
Instead of ambition, there is merely impudent entitlement.
Instead of vision, there is merely blind faith.
Instead of motivation, there is merely expectant inertia.
All the achievements of life are the result of action, not such passive mentalities:
If one wants happiness, one ( Read more... )

It has been some time since I last posted to this journal, caught up as I have been in the necessities of life, and encountering more tests of resolve than new insights to offer here. But in these past months, I have found constant confirmation that the 3 Rays of Enlightenment - Compassion, Perception, Reason - are a sure test of all things one ( Read more... )

The Wise Master speaks:
People ask
What is the world coming to?
But a better question is
Where has it been?

The world we see coming
is one of our own creation.
It follows the path
We set before ourselves.

If we look back
Upon the footsteps behind
We see the line
Of our choices past.

The world is not to be blamed
If it lacks sound guidance.
But ( Read more... )

In the midst of debate upon the oft ambiguous pursuit of "good deeds", the wise Master and his pupil considered the manner of true compassion.

So said the Master: "There are many who set out to do good deeds, and likewise these may be accomplished to good end; however, these deeds are not necessarily compassionate, nor is it certain that such ( Read more... )

There is considerable difference between justification and the application of sound judgment, the distinction between proving one's choices and actions correct, and perceiving what is appropriate in the moment. Although, of itself, justification is a not without good purpose, it is too often employed in the absence of good judgment as a means to ( Read more... )

There is considerable difference between justification and the application of sound judgment, the distinction between proving one's choices and actions correct, and perceiving what is appropriate in the moment. Although, of itself, justification is a not without good purpose, it is too often employed in the absence of good judgment as a means to ( Read more... )

There is considerable difference between justification and the application of sound judgment, the distinction between proving one's choices and actions correct, and perceiving what is appropriate in the moment. Although, of itself, justification is a not without good purpose, it is too often employed in the absence of good judgment as a means to ( Read more... )

There is considerable difference between justification and the application of sound judgment, the distinction between proving one's choices and actions correct, and perceiving what is appropriate in the moment. Although, of itself, justification is a not without good purpose, it is too often employed in the absence of good judgment as a means to ( Read more... )

While discussing the subjects of good and evil, the wise Master presented his pupil with a lesson on the nature of values.

The Master asked, "If I were to set you before a crossroads, and tell you that one way is good and the other evil, what would be the correct the choice?"

Without hesitation, the pupil replied, "The one which is good, of course ( Read more... )