What is Meditation?
We all have different ideas about what meditation is, even if we've practiced for decades. How we relate to meditation reflects the many...
Awareness
I think most of us have an inkling that there's a way of knowing that's somehow independent of time, place, situation, and yes, even...
Towards the Difficult & the Rare
“in the filth of Auschwitz … people unmasked themselves, both the swine and the saints. And today you need no longer hesitate to use the...
Life as an Open Question
Life is uncertain. In terms of our relationships, what will we encounter next: coming together, separation, loss, surprise? My father...
Suffering, and Beyond
“Suffering is the demand that experience be different from what it is. … peace of mind is possible, no matter what the circumstances. …...
Rational Thought - AND - Awareness
Rational thought & language (discursive rationality, personal-verbal processing) are essential for science & technology, which in turn...
Self-talk - a Love / Hate Relationship
We tend to inhabit a thought-world - 'the story of me'. Incessant self-talk is, we assume, our 'self' telling us who we are...
Over Thinking?
The untrained mind doggedly, compulsively returns to a few favourite themes. The up (adaptive) side: these "stories of me" serve to...
Practicing with Just This, Right Now
"... spiritual bypass refers to the unhealthy misuse of the spiritual life to avoid dealing with psychological difficulties. ... serves...
Energies to Ride!
All sorts of different people, situations, even our own thoughts "push our buttons" many times each day. As a result, varying amounts of...
