Just This? Now??
"The key activity of modern Western psychotherapy is to enhance the experience of the observing self, discriminating it from the contents...
Comfort? Where?
The minimal basis of normal consciousness & mental health, from a medical standpoint, is orientation in space and time - ability to...
What is "Normal" Development?
We can refer to what is developing or maturing as a noun: character or ego, or instead use adjectives: psychosocial or...
Sense of Self - Healthy or Unhealthy?
A healthy, quiet ego, is a sense of self that's more like a verb than a noun, and is necessary in order to function effectively in daily...
"Don't Take it Personally - But ..."
As soon as we hear that, we know we're about to be hit with a real zinger. Even if the advice comes from a trusted friend, and even -...
Time-poverty, Ego & Timelessness
Most of us are all too familiar with constantly worrying about time. We complain if we have too much to do & not enough time, we grumble...
Neurosis - Reifying 'I' & 'Mine'
"From a Buddhist perspective, neurosis refers to our experience of suffering based on a mistaken perception that the 'I' or 'self' is a...
Caveman AND Evolving Human
Triumphalism is the attitude or belief that a particular doctrine, religion, culture, or social system is superior to and should triumph...
Releasing the Ego's Grasp
As we practice mindfulness - formally, as well as during regular activities - we repeatedly observe the arising of obstacles that can...
Family Life as Practice
“… monastic life was easy for (Gil Fronsdal), but marriage and a family pushed, stretched, challenged, and inspired him in ways that were...
