Always Look for the Helpers: Staying Steady and Hopeful Amidst Upheaval
When disasters and difficult times arise in the world and our lives, how can we remain stable, steady, hopeful, and in the presence of love?
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The Wisdom of Insecurity: Awakening in Every Moment
Spiritual life is not about possessing or finding security, but rather it’s discovering what Alan Watts called the Wisdom of Insecurity – the capacity for...
Rediscovering the Secret Beauty Within: Opening to Love, Presence, and Connection
What you most deeply long for is who you are, is coming back to your own heart, to your own beauty, your own wellbeing that...
How Buddhist Monks Celebrate Christmas
One December, the Western monks at my Thai teacher Ajahn Chah’s Western forest monastery decided to put up a Christmas tree. The villagers who built...
Post-Election Decompression: Navigating Politics, Suffering, and Change with a Loving Heart Amidst It All
We are at a major time of change on this earth, what JoAnna Macy calls ‘The Great Turning.’ This opportunity asks if we as a...
Powerful Inner Forces: Moving Past Blame and the ‘Enemy Du Jour’
The first step in working with difficult energies is to see them clearly, using the power of mindfulness, of loving awareness.
Anger and the Path of Compassion
During times of outrage, difficulty, and disappointment, how can we best transform our fires of reaction, anger, hatred, and despair?
Overcoming Bitterness and Betrayal: A Story of Forgiveness and Redemption
No matter how extreme the circumstances, a transformation of the heart is possible.
The Vastness Within
In these challenging times we’re being asked to see the world in a more timeless way, to live from a wisdom and reality of love that is...
The Spirit of Meditation
A friend of mine visited the wonderful Zen master, Katagiri Roshi, shortly before he died. She asked Roshi if he could tell her the essence...
Navigating the Cycles of Spiritual Life
There are big and small cycles in spiritual life. We can’t stop the cycles, but we can learn to navigate them with grace, ease, and...
The Gift of Kind Attention
Without being aware, it’s not possible to really live in a free way. Otherwise we are just in habitual reaction to whatever is arising.
