Liberation
If I had to define liberation, I’d say, “It’s the reconciliation that, what is, is.” In that, there is no...
Love Is The Highest Form Of Acceptance
Love is the highest form of acceptance. Judgment is the mechanics of non-acceptance. Some may say that without “good...
It's Okay To Be Perfectly Human
Why do we do it? Why do we nag and criticize ourselves? Why do we launch scud missiles of negative words and thoughts against our...
Citizen Of Dark Times
Agenda in a time of fear: Be not afraid. When things go wrong, do right. Set out by the half-light of the seeker. For the well-lit...
Addiction
It seems that a believed thought (most often unconscious) underpinning addictions goes like this: ‘something outside of me can make...
Inhabiting The Body
To live within the body is to be in contact with the internal space of the body. To inhabit our hands, for example, means that we are in...
What Is Mu?
“What is mu?” By contemplating such zen koans, students sometimes have deep existential insights, and it was this question...
I No Longer Pray
I no longer pray— now I drink dark chocolate and let the moon sing to me. I no longer pray— I let my...
Our Early Experiences
My mother had muscular dystrophy, which is a degenerative disease of the muscles. It’s hereditary, runs in our family. And so, she...
Yodeling Above Freedom
There is a thrushing light alive - dancing and whirling; concealed by midlife shadows in my antsy eyes. My snow-shining mountainous...
We Are Contextual Beings
Here is one of my central inquiries: If our spiritual and religious practices are not expanding our circle of empathy, compassion, love...
In Hardship, Choose Bewilderment Over Cleverness
In grappling with degenerative autoimmune disease, I often wished for a speedy redemption, for something meaningful to come out of my...