May I be filled with lovingkindness “I am larger, better than I thought; I did not know I held so much goodness.” – Walt…
On this episode of Heart Wisdom, Jack talks about leadership, nobility, and love. American presidents George Washington and Lincoln are used as examples of men…
In a healthy response to pain and fear, we establish awareness before it becomes anger. We can train ourselves to notice the gap between the…
Jack offers tales of tenderness that remind us of the qualities of faith and compassion which move us in the direction of freedom. What resources…
To create and maintain appropriate boundaries we must first understand what it is as we are approaching attachment, commitment and love. Jack offers a definition…
How can our practice help us develop a healthy and full sense of self? How can we come to true self? There are several aspects…
Patience has a certain impatience built into it. In Zen the word is “constancy.” Instead of patience, constancy is a kind of dedication to what…
Buddhist psychology teaches us to distinguish between the painful desire of addiction and driven ambition and the healthy energies of dedication and commitment. A dream…
An exploration of the ways in which the quiet mind and open heart lead to wisdom, depth, and love. Our practice itself is an act…
Systematic depictions of spiritual stages can make it seem as if the path is simple, linear, and progressive, as if spiritual life were a step-by-step…
Buddhist psychology is filled with practices that shift us to the universal perspective. These include contemplations on the vastness of time, the cycles of impermanence,…
