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You might have heard me say recently that I’m done being sad. It’s been my ‘go-to’ emotion when I read about the awful things happening in the world. I feel sad when I see other

Zen Mondo Practice uses puzzling or perplexing questions or situations to encourage us to explore our deeper self and bring us back to our compassionate and wise nature. Here is one such koan. I encourage

There is a lot of tension in the world right now. A lot of talk about fighting. Fighting against tyranny, fascism, cruelty, white supremacy, racism, discrimination in all its forms. Fighting authoritarianism, hatred, and violence.

I’ve had many great teachers in my life. Most of them did not teach in a classroom or from a pulpit. They probably didn’t even consider themselves teachers at all. I’m talking about the teachers

My daily Zen calendar quote, Tuesday, July 15th: “You cannot always stay on the summits. You have to come down again.” Réné Daumal My thought was…yes, thank God we don’t have to stay at the

I am convinced there is not enough stillness in our lives. Our minds are forever rambling, figuring, planning, processing, struggling. We are constantly distracted by podcasts, YouTube videos, music and TV from a multitude of

You feel it when you are hurt. It is a sensation. You know this. Hurt runs through your whole being. It pulses and it ripples. Ripples sometimes grow and turn into something bigger. You know

Frida Kahlo said: “In the end, I believe we don’t need to do anything to be loved. We spend our lives trying to seem prettier, smarter. But I’ve realized two things: those who love us

I ran across this statement somewhere and wrote it down in my journal before I forgot it. I thought it was worth some attention. Here it is: Forgiveness doesn’t cancel consequences. Forgiveness is an often-misunderstood