I swam in what shone at me only able to endure it by being no one and so specifically myself I thought I’d die from being loved like that. Annunciation, a poem by Marie Howe   “Poetry is a big part of everything that I do and teach and live.…

Why would you prefer to crawl when you’ve been given wings? Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (1207-1273) was a 13th-century Persian poet   “I feel like this is truly the mandate of our life. There are two ways to live. There’s a way of a limited and struggling smaller self or…

We left the camp singing. Esther “Etty” Hillesum was a Dutch Jewish author of confessional letters and diaries. In 1943, she was deported and murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp. “Etty was a young Dutch Jewish scholar of Russian origin. When she got to Westerbork, a staging camp for the…

Ever widening Circles and Mystical Moments: an autobiography Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.   “Since publishing my first book, The Tao of Psychology, I’ve experienced my books and my recorded talks going out into the world and inspiring an ever-larger circle of readers and listeners. My thirteen books have been translated…

  We are looking for a volunteer to help us update program descriptions on newly restored programs from our deep archive. We can mentor you as to what is required. It will give you access to some wonderful programs filled with wisdom and inspiration. You’ll need access to a computer…

  Happy Holidays! May the returning light shower us all with blessings, now and in all the New Years to come. Warmest wishes from the New Dimensions team!

Humans experience a profound spiritual connection with their animal companions. These special beings not only have healing powers; they often teach us how to be wise. These four programs, especially selected from the New Dimensions program archive, are filled with insights and stories to enhance the connection with our animal friends.…

Will the transformation. Rainer Maria Rilke, Poet (1875-1926)   “I find this short quote very inspiring because a lot of times we think that things are just happening and we don’t have much control over them. Rilke is saying that we have to will if we want to see change…

Why I Meditate (after Allen Ginsberg) I meditate because I suffer. I suffer, therefore I am. I am, therefore I meditate. I meditate because there are so many other things to do. I meditate because when I was younger it was all the rage. I meditate because Siddhartha Gautama, Bodhidharma,…

How many times have you said to yourself that nothing will change for the better because the forces of greed and ignorance are just too entrenched? Have you despaired of being able to contribute toward the good because you feel you are too small to make a difference in the…