Right or Left?
A meditation teacher requires solid meditation experience upon which to base her instructions. She observes her student coming towards...
If Only? Really?
Do I feel a pervasive sense of insufficiency, inadequacy, dissatisfaction, a constant hunger for more, for better? Is a hidden formula:...
Shifting to Reality
When I was young, I was under the illusion of invincibility. I felt that old people belonged to a completely different species - that...
Zooming In On Raw Sensory Data
An important basic instruction in mindfulness meditation is to pay very close, detailed, direct attention to only what's right here,...
Meaninglessness & Desperation
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” Henry David Thoreau As people enter their late 60s and early 70s, I often see how...
Carpet or Shoes?
There's an ancient story of a queen who ordered the entire surface of the earth be covered with leather to make it comfortable for her to...
Coming Home
What visceral feelings arise when you think of "home"? For some, "home" is mainly about safety, love, nurturing, good food, and a place...
Authenticity is Central
No matter how many other aspects of our life are going well, if we don't feel authentic (feel phony, living a lie), then this lack of...
Relating Well and Happiness
Relating well - to ourself, others, the environment, to life itself - is what life's all about. This healthy, harmonious relationship is...
Out on a Limb?
If you've ever climbed a tree, you'll remember that the most secure place is hugging the trunk. The further away you are from the trunk -...
