Becoming Free of Our Substitute Life
A Zen student walked in to see the master. Sitting down, he blurted out, "There's something terribly wrong with me!" The...
What is Meditation?
"This awareness of the so called outward and the inward movements of life, is meditation. The simultaneous awareness of the total...
Trees are Sanctuaries
Nothing is holier, nothing is more exemplary than a beautiful, strong tree. When a tree is cut down and reveals its naked death-wound to...
Right Away is the Opposite of Now
Some years ago, I was walking downtown San Francisco with a great friend and a learned Tibetan scholar. I asked him about one of the most...
Simplicity of the Heart
Simplicity of the heart is of far greater importance and significance ...
Taking a Stand
Over two thousand years ago, the mathematician Archimedes said, “Give me a place to stand and I’ll move the world.”...
Accessing Desire As Loving Motivation
When Yannai, my sister Inbal’s son, was three and a half, his grandparents were visiting and were staying in the downstairs room....
My Work is Loving the World
My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird - equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast;...
Reflections on Life from Death Row
Reggie once told me that we could use these cells like meditation cells used by monks in monasteries. But prison is not a monastery....
Stepping into the Present Is a Gift
Most of us have heard of ego and let ego run our lives without realizing it. But few of us know how deeply our ego—the small, less...
Blessings for Earth-Healers
We give thanks for all those who are moved, in their lives, to heal and protect the earth, in small ways and in large. Blessings on the...
With Fullness in Life, Everything is Possible
You are not depressed; you are distracted. You believe that you have lost something, which is impossible, because everything that you...