The author shares her discoveries, along with a few suggestions, for truly relaxing amid the demands of daily life.
The author explores the wisdom of her teachers regarding remaining in the present moment, and offers a contemplation exercise to try.
The author shares a favorite listening technique and its surprising benefits.
Contemplating a teacher who exemplified subtle compassion and deep empathy, the author shares how that example affected his own practice of compassion, along with a contemplation exercise to try.
On a special day, in the wake of an argument, an unexpected event stops the author’s mind, and she uses the opportunity to contemplate “the suffering of suffering” as taught by the Buddha.
The author celebrates three benefits of taking time for retreat, whether at home or in the midst of daily life.
