Koans from Non-duality
As we encounter liminality, complexity, paradox & other challenges, we're being repeatedly invited not just to "think outside the box",...
Experiencing Meaning
The second path by which one can arrive at meaning in life is: "experiencing something or encountering someone; in other words, meaning...
Paths to a Meaningful Life
Three main paths, according to neurologist, psychiatrist, Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl: 1) "creating a work or by doing a deed"; 2)...
Love
"When wanting and fearing aren’t restricting the view, there is the freedom to love.” Toni Packer “You never lose by loving - you always...
As Simple as This?
The vast variety & shear volume of stuff rapidly coming at us & constantly changing can feel very disorienting & stressful. It seems to...
How to Thrive
Excerpt from Zen teacher Norman Fischer's 2014 Baccalaureate address to Stanford graduates "How to Survive Your Promising Life": The...
Masks & other Useless Distractions
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because...
Rational Thought - AND - Awareness
Rational thought & language (discursive rationality, personal-verbal processing) are essential for science & technology, which in turn...
Meditation - What? & Why?
“Meditation is a science, the systematic process of training the mind. It is the science of meditation that allows people from all walks...
"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 -...
