Friday, January 31 marks the dawning of the new lunar year of the Male Wood Horse, according to the Tsurluk astrological system of the Karma
Staying in My Cave What does it mean to practice the discipline of meditation, when your kids or your co-workers are driving you nuts? When
Backpacking East to West How important is it to get free of the Asian baggage we may have picked up along with our meditation practice?
Heretic Buddhists Are we in touch with our rebel spirit, always questioning and testing? Can we take our “no fear” approach too far? Or, by
Why do we feel especially triggered by family relationships? How can we transform challenging moments with our family and use those triggers effectively on our path?
From my perspective, family life and relationship are among the most obvious and paradoxical of paths on which to practice the dharma. Nowhere are we more triggered nor more loving. In one moment, something our partner / child / parent does fills us with joy, and then suddenly, in the next moment, something they say hits us just the wrong way and we’re ready to live a life of solitude!
Where the Rubber Hits the Road What does it really mean to be a Buddhist? How can we take what we learn by studying the
