Open Mind and Open Heart
Having facilitated 39 eight-week MBSR courses, to a full spectrum of participants from deeply religious (Christians, Muslims, Jews,...
Normal Resistance to Maturation
“If you feel safe and loved, your brain becomes specialized in exploration, play, and cooperation; if you are frightened and unwanted, it...
Difficulties - Objects of Meditation
When life suddenly kicks us in the gut, we automatically react with surprise, aversion, anger, indignation - "Why me?" "Why now?" "What...
Whose Thinking, Speech & Actions?
How many times are we surprised & wonder: 'How could I possibly think that?'; 'What got into me to say that?'; or 'I cannot believe I...
From Riddle to Roadmap
There are so MANY wise advices! They sound tantalizingly true: "Just this"; "Only have no preferences"; "All shall be well"; "Let go of...
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...