Communication
"If I could tell you what it meant, there would be no point in dancing it." Isadora Duncan “Knowledge is only rumor until it is in...
Role of Ethics & Morals
"He's a compulsive liar, but he's a (name of religion), so he's fine." This (actual statement) demonstrates how religious exclusivists,...
Slip Sliding
It's fascinating to observe the mind during meditation, especially if one takes time to settle into meditation over the course of a few...
Equanimity
Most people don't know what 'equanimity' means. When they find out, they may consider it unachievable, and not necessarily desirable....
Meaningful Connection
The older I get, the more I value & seek authenticity. “Midlife is the time to let go of an overdominant ego and to contemplate the...
Ready or Not ...
Things, exactly as they are, just keep knocking at our sensory doors. If we don't open the door, reality will simply break down all our...
Manifestations of Boundaries
Boundaries are artificial divisions we create, usually early in life, as a primitive defense against trauma. It's the best we can do to...
Delusion of Self-estrangement
The Dalai Lama, during a meeting with North American psychologists, was told that many Westerners seriously suffer from low self-esteem....
Fear Itself
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” Franklin D. Roosevelt Fear hides our courage to discover & embrace, with an open...
Daily Vicissitudes of Life
To go beyond, to transcend suffering, we first need to deeply understand suffering. To understand anything, we must lean in close and...