In this dharma talk, fellow teacher Mark Coleman joins me for an exploration of ways that we can harmonize with impermanence by meeting change with…
We are always in transition, each new day is a rebirth. This pith instruction from the Tibetan Book of the Dead invites us to let…
When we learn about doubt in meditation, we can then learn to face doubt wisely in our life. Here’s how to start: begin by looking…
When great loss comes, the heart needs to grieve. We need to find a way to honor and tend our grief, to respect its deep…
The present moment is the doorway to true calm. It is the only place you can love or awaken—the eternal present. You cannot know the…
This human world is sometimes called the desire realm because so much of it runs on desire and wanting. How to relate wisely with desire…
If you understand—things are just as they are. If you do not understand—things are just as they are. —Zen saying From the universal perspective, all…
We revisit the adventure from the Upanishads of Nachiketa and his odyssey to meet with the Lord of Death. We look at the wisdom to…
The path of awakening begins with a step the Buddha called right understanding. Right understanding has two parts. To start with, it asks a question…
You are part of the web of life, so you don’t need to hold on so tightly. Ultimately, who you are is awareness itself. No…
By acknowledging the inherent impermanence in life, we can become comfortable with uncertainty and better navigate our incarnations as they are given. The word Dharma…
Meditation comes alive through a growing capacity to release our habitual entanglement in the stories and plans, conflicts and worries that make up the small…
