"Transforming Lives to Transform the World"

For generations now the Middle East has been a hot zone for violence. The United States too, has been involved in many conflicts for the past several generations. One thing we can learn about conflict, is that the use of force always leads to more force.



Every example we can see in history, either directly on indirectly led to further conflict. World War 1 created the power vacuum that caused World War 2. World War 2 led to the Cold War, and so on.



The Middle East has used… Continue

Many religions and cultures believe in some kind of afterlife or cycle of birth and death. In the Christian and Islamic religions, there are very strong elements of what heaven and hell might look like. But I feel that heaven is already here. It is the opportunity that currently presents itself.



If you are a believe that a deity of some sort created the earth, then how could such a place be anything less then perfect? If you are believe in only science, then you must notice that the… Continue

“And let him who would lash the offender look unto the spirit of the offended. And if any of you would punish in the name of righteousness and lay the ax unto the evil tree, let him see to its roots.” – From “The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran



It is clear to anyone who spends a few hours reading up on our prison system that it is broken. Instead of reforming people and giving them greater opportunities to turn their lives around, in many cases we are creating super… Continue

“You can come close to understanding no-thing by realizing that there is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to bet better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself” – Miyamoto Musashi “The Book of Five Rings”



This is perhaps one of the most powerful statements of the book of five rings. This statement sums up why Miyamoto Musashi was considered one of the greatest Japanese warriors of all… Continue

About 75 years ago Mohandas K. Gandhi took a critical look at the present structure or the society in which he lived. He saw that city life created a large number of people in poverty, and suggested self-sustaining villages in order to foster a more efficient way of living.



I look at life in this country right now, and I see disaster waiting to happen. We have built a foundation on the grocery store ideal. The problem with that is, if something ever happened to the grocery store, or… Continue