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February 2016

February 10, 2016

You Have to Be Your Own Fan (Even If You’re Pathetic Sometimes)

If your self-confidence never wavers, if you are thoroughly convinced of your own worthiness –...

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...

October 2015

October 02, 2015

Not Just Guns and Madmen: Our Whole Society Is Insane

Just about every blogger will have something to say in the wake of the Umpqua...

May 2015

May 21, 2015

What Did Thich Nhat Hanh Mean by “Accept That This Civilization Can Be Destroyed?”

A friend recently sent me a link to an interesting Youtube video featuring a short...

February 2015

February 13, 2015

Back to the Drawing Board with Meditation for the Homeless

I thought it would be a good idea to post an update on my efforts,...

January 2015

January 23, 2015

From the Individual to the Global Scale: Greed, Hatred and Ignorance Cause Suffering

For millennia, spiritual traditions have recognized that greed, hatred, and ignorance cause suffering in the...

December 2014

December 19, 2014

The Problem Is, Most People Hate Themselves

Brittany is a new friend of mine who lives outdoors with her big black dog,...

November 2014

November 27, 2014

A Confession of Race-based Fear

I feel moved to confess something about my own race-based fear, prompted by this passage...

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...

November 11, 2014

"Not Knowing" and What It Doesn’t Mean

The post I made last week about wearing my heart and doubt on my sleeve...

September 2014

September 01, 2014

Wisdom, Compassion, and Action – Three Essential Ingredients

In order know how to become a more responsible global citizen, I need to organize...

August 2014

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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