Time Flies Swiftly
“The easy path of aging is to become a thick-skinned, unbudging curmudgeon, a battle-axe. To grow soft and sweet is the harder way.” ...
Uncluttering
“Seung Sahn’s teaching style consisted of raising one impenetrable question after another. The purpose was to surprise our rational,...
Authenticity & Stress
Perhaps the most divisive event to come between two people, or between an individual and a group, is, oddly enough, normal healthy...
What If Questions
What if we took our many opinions about all sorts of things FAR less seriously than we do now? What if we took our many preferences - our...
Reading & Knowing
Meditation teachers generally advise folks to meditate more and read less. In fact, some suggest that a good book is one that inspires...
Openness to Wonder & Suffering
Zen talks about being on top of a 200 ft high pole, and then taking the next step. This is not about suicide, but about the fact that in...
How We Dance
Life is a dance on the razor's edge, between love and fear. Can we dance awake, with an open heart-mind? "The sharp edge of a razor is...
Me First
It's so quick & easy, especially today, to slam other people for their bad behaviour. Something in us is anxious to instantly eliminate...
The Fire of Impatience
It's surprising how easily I can get angry, particularly when in a hurry to accomplish a worthy goal. The more goal-oriented we are, the...
Giving Wisely
It's stunning to witness the bizarre array of interpretations people have of "doing the right thing". See: http://www.johnlovas.com/2014/...
