Meditation, Freedom, and the True Emptiness of Self
Meditation techniques are mental disciplines that allow us to calm, focus, and examine the mind. This de-conditioning process is a slowing down and observation of...
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TAKING A STAND – A Response to the Ongoing Conflicts in the World
It is heartbreaking and hard to bear as we receive the news from Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Darfur, Myanmar, Ukraine, Yemen and more…
The Dharma of Trees: Well-Being and the Natural World
When my teacher, Ajahn Chah—a forest monk from Thailand—came for his first visit to the U.S, as we drove along his eyes got bigger…
Expanding Perspective Through Story and Myth
Sometimes we need a timeless story to help us begin to live from an expanded perspective.
Mindfulness, Liberation, and the Buddha
How does the healing of our bodies, our emotions, and our mind grow out of mindfulness?
Remembering Wes “Scoop” Nisker
My close dear friend, colleague, and spiritual brother, Wes Nisker died a few days ago. I loved him. I miss his smile and his friendship...
A Reliable Compass: Your Highest Intention
Remember: no one can harm you as much as your untamed mind. Also remember: no one can help you as much as your composed mind.
When Prayer Becomes Impossible and the Heart has Turned to Stone: Antidotes for the Five Hinderances
The Buddhist tradition tells us that when their energies are strong, there are specific antidotes for these hindrances.
How Will AI Impact Our World? A Conversation with Sam Altman of ChatGPT
This is a conversation between Open AI CEO Sam Altman, along with wisdom teacher, Jack Kornfield, moderated by Soren Gordhamer.
Observing the Storm: Working with the Hinderances to Clarity
To work with Buddhism’s Five Hindrances—desire, aversion, sleepiness, restlessness, and doubt—we must actually study them, observing and allowing them to be incorporated into our meditation...
Like Yeast for Bread: Understanding the Hindrances in Meditation and Life
As we try to steady the mind, the most common difficulties that arise in practice are called by the Buddha the five hindrances.
You Must Be Present to Win
In spirituality, no matter what gate we enter or what form we practice, sooner or later obstacles arise.