Cognitive Bypassing
I am a physician, neuroscientist, and anxiety expert. Many people I speak with have anxiety because they are trapped in their...
There Is Only One Taste
There is only One State, within which different states arise. There is only One Taste, through which different tastes flow. But One Taste...
Seeking To Understand
My friend Julie and her husband argue about the “right” way to do laundry: he loads the washing machine with dirty clothes,...
You've Been Nirvanized Since The Nonbeginning
Who can say that your mother has passed away? You cannot describe her as being or nonbeing, alive or dead, because these notions belong...
The Simplest Meditation
How can everything be perfect if it’s so screwed up? That question goes to the heart of the situation we find ourselves in,...
Mercy
She asks me to kill the spider. Instead, I get the most peaceful weapons I can find. I take a cup and a napkin. I catch the spider,...
Thoughts Are Just Thoughts
What we normally call the mind is the deluded mind, a turbulent vortex of thoughts whipped up by attachment, anger, and ignorance. This...
Three Questions For A Better World
My friends have helped me see the deadly consequences of the growing gap between rich and poor. A wise African religious leader...
Love Is Not A Feeling, It's An Ability
bell hooks: It fascinates me that while we are so obsessed with romance, many of us are turned off by the practice of love. When you...
A Map To Here
Many people tend to see spiritual awakening as a challenge, goal or spiritual destination  -- something to be achieved or accomplished....
You Are Not Alone
The dark season is here in the Northern Hemisphere. And maybe it is dark for you inside as well as outside. You may feel lonely or in...
When I Say I Know You
When I say I know you, I mean I knew you yesterday. I do not know you actually now. All I know is my image of you. That image is put...