hello darkness my old friend
When I think about the Israel-Hamas war, I struggle for some time, before finally sighing to myself hello darkness my old friend….
softly, as in a morning sunrise
Meditation shows me my burdens were mostly imagined. But even imaginary ones can carry real emotional weight. I remember this cartoon I…
to love the world just as it is
Good poetry can show intricacies of meaning and feeling easily lost. This is why I trust the vision of poets and consider…
openness to experience
Meditation turns special moments on their head. It turns out we don’t need special moments to savor the openness of experience. Are…
a moment of well-being
Despite all that is wrong, I can still take delight in a moment of well-being. News stories are not the conversation starters…
I wish I could have given him the moon
Good poems, for me, are often potent teachings on how to live this precious life we are given. Over the years I…
is that a moon i see up there?
I am often asked why I meditate. Sometimes it’s phrased – What are you trying to accomplish by just sitting on…
non-contention
We open little by little into the warmth and tenderness of our own essential vulnerability. It’s the birthplace of the renewable energy…
