Sound Of The Genuine
There is in every person something that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine ... There is in you something that waits and...
Pain Expands Our Capacity For Joy
Daily, my work requires me to delve into the hellish reality of unimaginable experiences of gross abuse. Neither words nor images can...
Beginner's Mind Vs. Expert Mind
We collect, store, and accumulate so much weight in this life. The thousands of thoughts, ideas, and plans we have are imprinted on...
Radical Optimism
Radical optimism is a big view of the moment that does not include outcome. Another way of saying this is that the radical optimist is...
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is the most powerful thing that you can do for your physiology and your spirituality, and it remains one of the least...
The Simplest Meditation: Waiting
For most of us waiting is not easy, often a bore. Waiting for a bus or train, we look for something to do to pass the time. Sitting in a...
Irony Of Marriage
Largely, marriage has been used by those societies, religions, and families as a mini-prison, as kind of a contractual arrangement that...
Letting Someone Know They're Not Alone Is No Small Thing
Months ago, I decided to explore volunteering for a hospice organization. My initial curiosity came up when I contemplated wanting to...
Shape Of Silence
The silence is profound this morning. It is not portentous; there seems to be nothing in the waiting. It is a gentle silence, liquid and...
End Of The World
The end of the world as we know it is not the end of the world ... it is also the end of a way of knowing the world. "When a world...
Our Practice Is To Close The Gap
Our whole life consists of this little subject looking outside itself for an object. But if you take something that is limited, like body...
The Extraordinary In The Ordinary
Our acceptance of the ordinary is part of our spiritual maturity and capacity to be of service. It also helps us to avoid the trap of...