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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...

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...

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...

April 2015

April 13, 2015

Dear Emily, My Great-Grand Niece

I have no children of my own, so any descendants of my sister will be...

February 2015

February 07, 2015

When It’s Time to Speak Out as a People of Faith

Last week one of the largest Zen Centers in the U.S. published an open letter...

December 2014

December 23, 2014

A Good Reason to Ignore Global Warming

Okay, let me be clear up front: I'm not saying it's good to ignore global...

December 02, 2014

Can We Really Save the World with Lifestyle Change?

I know I am far from the first person to ask this, but can we...

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...

November 18, 2014

Making Money or Giving Myself to a Labor of Love

One half of me wants to live on the edge and try to make this...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

Up Close and Personal with Acute Need

Two weekends ago I volunteered at a place that serves meals to people experiencing homelessness...

September 15, 2014

Flexible Spheres of Operation

I haven't had a spare moment to post about my journey of conscience for over...

August 2014

August 30, 2014

Renewal in the Silence of Meditation

Although I'm wrestling with all kinds of questions in this journey of conscience, I am...

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...

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