It’s Quite Simple, You Know?

A friend recently pointed out how very complicated we make ‘waking up.’ He said that if the ego doesn’t have to ‘struggle’ for something, the ego doesn’t think it’s worth anything.   I have found this to be true in interacting with my students regarding ‘waking up.’...

Teacher and Students?

It is said that “”When the student is ready, the Teacher appears?” Is the opposite also true, “When The Teacher Appears are the Students Ready?”   Here, a teacher has appeared!  Students?

Being Love in a World That Needs You

Being Love in a World that Needs You It’s amazing to me how little ‘news’ is published in major newspapers, on broadcast networks, and in general about the ordinary acts of kindness that people do in the world.  It would be easy to assume that humans are only capable...

Our Mind’s Ability to ‘Lay Waste’ to Our Lives

Our Mind’s Ability to ‘Lay Waste’ to Our Lives. How many times have we seen our minds make a totally incorrect evaluation of something going on in the present, or about to happen in the future?  How many times have our minds stopped us from doing some productive, fun,...

Who IS Jonathan?

Who IS Jonathan? One of my Facebook friends suggested that I was ‘teaching’ too much and not letting people know the human side of who Jonathan Labman is.  So, I thought it would be an interesting exercise to try to answer that question. In previous years, I’d have...