The author has an unexpected experience of “joyful diligence” during a medical test, and offers a contemplative exercise for coming back to the present moment during everyday activities.
The author contemplates the meaning of devotion in the context of volunteer work and examines obstacles such as procrastination.
When I first heard “Be kind to yourself” I thought, “That sounds right.” But just agreeing didn’t stop my habitual grinding pace at work.
The author recalls lessons on work and mindfulness learned while working in the kitchen at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, and shares some favorite tips.
The author shares how the advice of five Buddhist teachers inspires him to view even the most ordinary parts of daily life as spiritual practice.
The author’s frustration with parenting a teenager becomes an occasion to apply the Emotional Rescue Method to working with experiences of intense fear, grief and anger.
