Who Am I?
When a student complains about suffering to a Zen teacher, the student may be asked "WHO is suffering?" This may cause the student to...
Comfort or Truth?
Most of us tolerate "ordinary unhappiness" assuming that it's the best life has to offer. Seeking truth by seriously investigating &...
Courage to be Kind
Aren't we always doing our best - trying to maintain some kind of balance (homeostasis), accommodating, adjusting & reacting to all...
Qualitative Shift into Thriving
“… living from open-hearted awareness is a palpable experience – and therefore learnable and teachable. … wellbeing is not found by...
Two Ways of Being
We have (at least) 2 qualitatively different levels of consciousness, ways of perceiving & being in the world: • the usual default,...
Clarity of Vision
The primary objective of mindfulness meditation practice is to see things clearly - as they actually are. Many of us start practicing...