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December 2022

December 12, 2022

A common question, “How did you become Buddhist?”

The question comes up once in a while. It’s natural for it to come up...

June 2022

June 16, 2022

What’s Meditation? (short answer)

Whenever I teach a meditation class I always ask the people what they think meditation...

February 2022

February 11, 2022

Skills for Settling the Mind

In the book ‘A Fearless Heart,' Thupten Jinpa (PhD and former monk) describes a list...

September 2021

September 04, 2021

Rough Edges and Scissorhands

Our meditation practice can help us soften our rough edges. This is an analogy that...

August 2021

August 29, 2021

Facing the Wall, Facing the Buddha

I used to face the wall in meditation. It’s what is (usually) taught in the...

April 2021

April 21, 2021

I’m Too Busy to Meditate

Today I want to address the question, “What if I’m too busy to meditate?” This...

February 2021

February 23, 2021

The Nature of Mind

"The Nature of Mind is non-arising, What need is there for knowledge and views?" -Niutou...

January 2021

January 11, 2021

Reasons We Don’t Meditate

I have this friend who said, “I really want to come to your event, but...

January 04, 2021

Three Kinds of Laziness

Laziness is a thing that we don’t talk about enough, I think. It’s often something...

November 2020

November 30, 2020

Introduction to Zen Mind

This was a talk I gave at a store called Aquarius in the fall of...

November 23, 2020

Mistakes

I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life. I’ve done many things that have...

August 2020

August 28, 2020

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness

I want to talk about the four foundations of mindfulness today. This is based...

May 2020

May 22, 2020

Paper Airplane

A few months ago I took my seven year old stepson to meditation with me....

August 2019

August 20, 2019

Encouragement

I'm here to provide encouragement because we could all use some. The truth is that...

March 2019

March 08, 2019

Sitting Quietly, Doing Nothing

“The practice of true reality is simply to sit serenely in silent introspection.” “Here you...

October 2018

October 10, 2018

Meditation Gatherings

I've been doing public meditation events for four months. 38 people came to my event in...

June 2018

June 14, 2018

Be An Example

They best way to convert other people to the Dharma Way, is to convert yourself...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

Practicing Enlightenment

We practice Enlightenment when we sit on the cushion. Every time we sit and do...

November 2017

November 20, 2017

Fixation

There are times in life when we put all of our attention on something and...

October 2017

October 19, 2017

Mirror of Zen: Part 3

17. Meditation practice is like tuning strings. It shouldn't be too light or too loose....

September 2017

September 14, 2017

Faith in Mind: Being Natural

Let it go and be spontaneous, Experience no going or staying. Accord with your nature,...

September 11, 2017

Faith in Mind: Comparisons and Anxiety

Not seeing fine or coarse, How can there be any bias? Fine or coarse refers...

September 05, 2017

Faith in Mind: Beginning the Practice

The Supreme Way is not difficult If only you do not pick and choose. Neither...

July 2017

July 10, 2017

Lojong Point 5: Evaluation

This group of slogans is connected with the perfection of meditation. We are beginning to...

June 2017

June 23, 2017

Lojong Point One: Train in the Preliminaries

POINT ONE: Train in the Preliminaries 1)Resolve to Begin This involves everything that has led...

May 2017

May 30, 2017

Emptiness and Meditation

Contemplating emptiness can be a meditative experience, if we can get into a goalless mindset,...

May 03, 2017

Quieting the Mind

It's so hard to become quiet and still in a busy world. Some people come...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

Awakening With Breathing

Following the Breath This technique has been around for a long time. It is almost...

April 25, 2017

Touch of Grey

I’m not sure whether to say “I have a touch of autism” or “I’m at...

March 2017

March 09, 2017

Aspects of Prajna

Prajna is usually translated as "wisdom," but it's much more than that. Prajna Paramita, the...