Category: aging
this is why we meditate
In the present moment we discover a spontaneity beyond time, where there is no aging, no measuring, no comparing to what was, and no worry about what will be. Perhaps I get a little carried away…
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chocolate comes, chocolate goes
Impermanence is the fragrance of my life just as it is. This notion brings a subtle joy to these old bones and bare scalp. A New Yorker magazine cartoon depicts a couple strolling down the street,…
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Buddhist death meditation: letting go of regrets
Buddhist death meditation encourages a gradual letting go of regrets. In her most recent book, Alive Until You’re Dead: Notes on the Home Stretch, the 81-year-old Zen teacher, editor and writer Susan Moon relates an ordeal…
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on aging and humility
If I’m going to explore aging and humility I need to remember we older ones are no longer as energetic, or slim, or good looking. The other day I received an interesting catalog in the mail.…
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In Buddhism aging is a practice
As we approach the last pages of our human story, in Buddhism aging as a spiritual practice encourages us to be softer, more vulnerable, more caring and loving. The other day at the hospital, I ran…
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the church of what's happening now
This is our true home. We must live here, for it is only there that we are fully alive, in the church of what’s happening now. Our son Kupai started Kindergarten last week. When I woke…
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