Journal

Ocean

The Waves Are Not the Ocean (Part 1 of 2)

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The various trials and tribulations, and the emotions that you feel in life, are like clouds—they only look substantial and…
Fire

Reflections on Water, Fire, and Temperature

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With summer coming up, the trees are becoming green again. I was admiring their leaves when I noticed some old…

Hope Visits Only with Your Invitation

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Some guests come only when you invite them. Hope is one of them. You can’t expect hope to pay you…
Ilchi Lee doing calligraphy

Calligraphy

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Not long ago, I picked up my brush and did some calligraphy for the first time in a while. One…
sun bursting through the white clouds in a blue sky

The Sun Is Always Shining

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I describe the light of enlightenment as the LifeParticle Sun. This is something that everyone has in their heart. There…
Ilchi Lee's father

Parents’ Day with My Father

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May 8th was Parents’ Day. In Korea, instead of having a separate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, we celebrate Parents’…
Ilchi Lee at Bell Rock

Climbing Bell Rock

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Not long ago, I climbed up Bell Rock in Sedona for the first time in ten years. Bell Rock is famous…
senior woman speaking on telephone

One More Time

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Have you ever had to spend several times the time and energy on something because you didn’t give it your…
dog with sunglasses in Sedona

Three Characteristics of the Sedona Spirit

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If you are living in Sedona or if you have ever visited, how would you describe the Sedona spirit? There…
Bell Rock in Sedona, Arizona

The Sedona Spirit

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A couple of weeks ago, I climbed to the top of Bell Rock for the first time in a very…