If Only? Really?
Do I feel a pervasive sense of insufficiency, inadequacy, dissatisfaction, a constant hunger for more, for better? Is a hidden formula:...
Readiness to "Get It"
A few days ago, I wrote about the importance of stillness during meditation practice. A wonderful summary: “until there is no movement to...
Unsatisfactoriness?
Parents tend to tell their young children Disneyfied stories to make them feel happy & safe. Teenagers & young adults tend to have...
Wave on Ocean
At some level we're well aware of the ever-changing, stressful, unsatisfactory nature of life. Buddhist psychology calls this "dukkha."...
Anxious Impatience
A few years ago, research showed that the average university student doing research on the web read an average of one-and-a-half lines of...
Taking Life's Journey Seriously
Deep engagement with life, via any one of the world's wisdom traditions, promises not merely a bit of relief & comfort (palliation), but...
Connecting - Honestly!
How do you feel when someone, anyone, rushes past you saying "Hi, how are you? Nice day isn't it?" Or when a cashier never takes 5...
