The world as dreamed and the world as lived cross-pollinate each other. — Marc Ian Barasch Copy Share Image
Every now and then, I'll meet an escapee, someone who has broken free of self-centeredness and lit out for the territory of… — Marc Ian Barasch Copy Share Image
We crave a world of either/or, but the Dream says, Both/and. We build a wall between our social persona and our inner selves; the… — Marc Ian Barasch Copy Share Image
The world as dreamed and the world as lived cross-pollinate each other. — Marc Ian Barasch Copy Share Image
Once, at a seminar, I heard a Westernized lama say that a meditator's state of mind should be like that of a hotel doorman.… — Marc Ian Barasch Copy Share Image
Nelson Mandela once remarked that he befriended his jailers, those grim, khaki-clad overseers of his decades of hard labor in a limestone quarry, by… — Marc Ian Barasch Copy Share Image
A Healing Dream can never be completely "interpreted," or fully understood. Healing Dreams want us to stop making sense; not just to crack the… — Marc Ian Barasch Copy Share Image
For at the center of all spiritual traditions is the beacon of a truly radical proposal: Open your heart to everybody. Everybody. — Marc Ian Barasch Copy Share Image
Polls show that most people in the world favor humbler, more compassionate solutions to our common problems. Not only favor them but, resolving to… — Marc Ian Barasch Copy Share Image
Loosen the bonds of discursive thought. Extend the circle of caring. Cease armoring against suffering. Wish for others the same happiness you wish for… — Marc Ian Barasch Copy Share Image
A friend told me of visiting the Dalai Lama in India and asking him for a succinct definition of compassion. She prefaced her question… — Marc Ian Barasch Copy Share Image
I used to think that people who regarded everyone benignly were a mite simple or oblivious or just plain lax-until I tried it myself.… — Marc Ian Barasch Copy Share Image
Our dreams disturb us because they refuse to pander to our fondest notions of ourselves. The closer one looks, the more they seem to… — Marc Ian Barasch Copy Share Image
