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19
Apr
2016

categories: Art, Music & Literature, Authentic Living, Speaking Truthfully

This post is an excerpt from The 5 Principles of Authentic Living. Here, I discuss the fourth principle: Speak Truthfully.

Be Present, Pay Attention, Listen Deeply. With these principles, we become intimate with what is beneath the thoughtstream in order to uncover and discover our authenticity. These three principles illuminate us from the inside, through the clarity of awareness and power of silence. But this is not enough for an authentic life, because we have to bring this clarity and power from the inside to the outside, to the world in which we live and work and play, to where we see and feel the ripples of our authenticity in the reflections of our words and actions and relationships. (more…)

09
Apr
2016

The 5 Principles of Authentic Living

categories: Authentic Living, Lifestyles

I would like to share with you The 5 Principles of Authentic Living, which represent nearly 50 years of self-study and self-expression.

The first led to self-realization based on direct experience; the second led to unfettered forms of actualizing that realization in the world.

These five principles comprise 10 simple words: two words per principle. They are my scripture, the profoundly holy and profusely practical book I use to guide me along the pathless path of an authentic life. The value of this book isn’t so much in the reading of it (10 words, after all, doesn’t take long), but in the doing of it.

Embodiment. The value of these 10 words is in direct proportion to the degree we embody them. (more…)

25
May
2015

Learning to Speak Truthfully from Our Hearts

categories: Authentic Living, Education, Speaking Truthfully

“We fell morally ill because we became used to saying something different from what we thought.” ~ Václav Havel

It is not uncommon to read about some scandal of corruption, fraud or deception – by government officials, corporate executives, spiritual leaders, celebrities or sport figures.

Even the Catholic Church is not immune, paying out billions of dollars in penalties for not speaking authentically about decades of child sexual abuse.

I want to set things straight. We are not victims in this. The light is always on. What people do is always visible. Maybe someone is not speaking truthfully, but maybe we are not listening for the truth. (more…)

11
Jul
2014

Kevin Durant’s Example

categories: Speaking Truthfully, Speaking Truthfully AWARD, Sports

I have created the Speaking Truthfully Award to recognize and honor people who exemplify and embody Speaking Truthfully principles and practices.

I was surprised, actually stunned, when I watched Kevin Durant’s recent acceptance speech for the 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player award, as it was a superb example of vulnerability. It was surprising to me because I can’t remember any male sports celebrity speaking with anywhere near the vulnerability of Mr. Durant’s heartfelt speech.

Kevin Durant

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