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January 2017

January 04, 2017

When I Practice Not-Knowing Instead of Trying to Figure Everything Out

I'm really worried about the 100 days following January 20th. As if there weren't already...

December 2016

December 15, 2016

News Getting You Down? Don’t Check Out! Just Witnessing Helps

An awful lot of my friends have been complaining lately about how overwhelming and depressing...

November 2016

November 22, 2016

The Wise Use of Anger – A Lesson for (Us) Namby-Pamby Liberals

In my last two posts I have counseled thoughtfulness, caution, and compassion in our speech...

November 01, 2016

Politics and the Buddhist Precept “Do Not Speak Dishonestly”

13th century Zen master Dogen taught that "to study Buddhism is to study the self."...

September 2016

September 06, 2016

What Zen “Acceptance” and “Non-Attachment” Really Are

The practices of acceptance and non-attachment are critical to Zen and Buddhist practice - but...

July 2016

July 22, 2016

The Fallacy “It’s All In Your Mind”: Why What We Do Matters

Spiritual training can result in almost miraculous effects. People training in all different kinds of...

May 2016

May 13, 2016

From Delusion to Illusion: The Freedom of Disbelief

I used to believe that life was pointless. Sure, there were enjoyable moments in life,...

March 2016

March 21, 2016

Transforming the World by Transforming Your Heart

I suspect the phrase “transforming your heart” resonates with many of you, even if you aren’t...

March 08, 2016

The Buddhist’s Powerful Political Response: The Middle Way between Anger and Resignation

It's difficult to figure out to respond when a large percentage of our population rallies...

February 2016

February 18, 2016

Why Life Is Worth It

There are a lot of awful things happening in the world. If you were able...

December 2015

December 21, 2015

Five Sure Ways to Improve Family Relationships during the Holidays

Nothing's better than family at showing you where you still fall short of your own...

March 2015

March 13, 2015

Confessions of Complacency in the Midst of Global Warmth

Yesterday I was walking my dogs in the sunshine. When I turned my mind to...

February 2015

February 24, 2015

Let’s Start a Global Movement!

Would you be willing to adopt the following Seven Principles and become a Global Citizen?...

January 2015

January 30, 2015

We’ve Got to Passionately Love Life Itself

I've heard folks speak in placid tones about suffering and destruction due to climate change,...

December 2014

December 27, 2014

Cognitive Dissonance: Being Culpable for Life’s Destruction

From a very early age I sensed there was something wrong. I remember being around...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

Bringing Racism and Violence into the Meditation Hall

At my Zen center last night I took the risk of departing from our regularly-scheduled...

September 2014

September 04, 2014

Bursting the Mindfulness Bubble

In my experience, a partial understanding of mindfulness can lead to an unfortunate restriction in...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

Too Much Need! I Can’t Focus

This blog has been going for almost ten days now, and I confess I haven't...

August 25, 2014

Venturing Beyond the Palace Walls

Whether or not my conscience feels clean or dirty depends largely on where I'm looking....

August 21, 2014

What’s a Good Media Diet?

Most of us try to find some kind of balance between too much media consumption...

August 16, 2014

What’s the Problem?

Occasionally I cry myself to sleep. The last time I did, I just couldn't stop...

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