Advice by Bill Holm Someone dancing inside us has learned only a few steps: the “Do-Your-Work” in 4/4 time, the “What-Do-You-Expect” Waltz. He hasn’t noticed yet the woman standing away from the lamp. the one with black eyes who knows the rumba, and strange steps in jumpy rhythms from the…

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) diplomat, activist, and the longest-serving first lady of the United States   “I say that for every kid on Earth. If you can feel that calling, that dream, you’re set for life. Don’t depart…

Science does not need mysticism and mysticism does not need science but humans need both. Fritjof Capra, Physicist and author of The Tao of Physics “This inspired me because when that book came out I was a physicist but also I had been exploring the spiritual path. Capra was the…

I’ve been asked many times whether this is the aquarian age and it’s all just beginning, or if this is armageddon and this is the end, and I have to admit I don’t know. The way I’ve usually copped out in dealing with it is saying, “Whichever way it goes,…

Optimism is a political act. Those who benefit from the status quo are perfectly happy with a large population of people who believe nothing will get any better. In fact, these days, cynicism is obedience. What’s really radical is being willing to look right at the magnitude and difficulty of…

A profound transformation is happening here. The framers of our nation never envisioned these huge media giants; never imagined what could happen if big government, big publishing and big broadcasters ever saw eye to eye in putting the public’s need for news second to their own interests – and to…

There is no love in the universe that you are not worthy of. Andrea Gibson (1975-2025) Poet Laureate of Colorado “We are all worthy of love and belonging. I truly believe that. And there comes times in our lives where we don’t believe that about ourselves. This quote from Andrea…

The teleology of the universe is the production of beauty Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) English mathematician and philosopher “Many regard Whitehead as the deepest philosopher of the 20th century. What’s so remarkable about this is that Whitehead was a scientist, a mathematician, and knew all about quantum theory and relativity.…

Whatever we do, wherever we go, whatever happens on this crowded surface of interactions constituting our world, there is also the sky. Tarthang Tulku is a Tibetan Vajrayana teacher and lama who introduced the Nyingma school tradition of Tibetan Buddhism to the United States. He oversees Dharma Publishing and established…

Yes, I’m a Hindu, I’m also a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist and a Jew . . . Today the Gita is not only my Bible or my Koran, it is more than that. It is my mother. When I’m in difficulty or distress, I seek refuge in her bosom.…