Les Mottosky

Integrity is 'the everything of everything’ not as totality, but as total alignment. Integrity is what the universe demands from – and for – us.

We're taught from a young age that wisdom is a form of specialized knowledge that's earned over time. A resource exclusive to elders. But is this even true?

Ancient lineages didn't trust impulse to lead anywhere useful. Taoism built leverage into the body and Tantra built awareness around desire. And the benefit to practitioners is a richer, fuller, more energetic life.

What does it say about corporate Canadian media if an author has unearthed a credible nightmare scenario (plus a massive news story) that puts citizens in danger and no news network is reporting on it?

Resisting what is, is an internal battle. And the concepts that begin in our head, spill-over into our experience as frustration, misery and resignation.

In childhood, adulthood looks like fearless independence. The reality – as we know – it's anything but. Most people are seeking some level of validation.

We've arrived at a time where we have more stuff and less meaning than ever. More possessions, more opinions, more entertainment, more distraction and more confusion. This is an indulgence of insignificance, unsustainable and it isn't our nature.

Finding answers to the question, "How are you new?" means discovering paths of newness. Leading to those are the steps of observing, reading, listening, dialoguing and pondering.