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. …...
Discomfort, Drowsiness, & Frustration
“Until you have at least a moderate degree of stability, ‘mindfulness practice’ will consist mostly of mind-wandering, physical...
Energies to Ride - Part 2
We keep slipping into energy-draining states completely seamlessly, totally unaware of what's happening. But as soon as we notice our...
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...
Small Transient Clouds - Vast Open Sky
“To genuinely understand the cause of suffering and our potential release and freedom from it, we have to look very closely at this root...
Healthy Disenchantment
How do we feel, the more often we repeat anything that was once our absolute favourite activity? Let down, disappointed, frustrated - we...
Not Alone
"Now we lived in the midst of the great passage from life to death. Yet each day passed, as ordinary as the previous one. I sensed how...
Why Not?
" 'At L'Arche, I finally figured out what it is that they have, and it's pretty close to the top of the line. They have open hearts,' Hob...
Uncluttering
“Seung Sahn’s teaching style consisted of raising one impenetrable question after another. The purpose was to surprise our rational,...
It's Universal, Not Personal!
“When we begin to respond to discomfort instead of reacting to it, an enormous change occurs. We begin to experience it not as just ‘our’...
