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...
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...
Thinking - Too Much? Too Little?
Most of us, with minimal conscious awareness that we're doing so, fully identify with our thoughts ("cognitive fusion") ie we assume that...
What's it all about?
Our consumer culture is almost exclusively about materialism & self-centeredness. This contrasts sharply with deep, meaningful living...
Preparing to See More Clearly
If we're honest, most of us find Zen masters', mystics' & saints' behaviors & writings incomprehensible, counter-cultural, unnatural...
