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New Year's Resolutions: a Buddhist perspective

January 1, 2008   |   1 Comment

Good morning and hello New Year! I’m very excited that you’re here. This is a magical day. Can you feel it? No matter what else is going on, in some way most people are in a state of contemplation and hope. Yesterday and today are the two days in the year when reflection comes to the fore, and with it... READ MORE

Be more zen: what does this mean?!

December 21, 2007   |   4 Comments

Yesterday I did a radio interview with the Martha Stewart show on Sirius. It was about an article I wrote for the new Body + Soul Magazine, which is published by Martha. The article is called “Love Lessons” and is about how instead of getting all cranky when our loved ones don’t act right, we could employ something called The... READ MORE

Any writers out there?

November 26, 2007   |   Leave a reply

There are two things writers want: time & creative flow. Getting away from your everyday routine makes space for both. Join me on a retreat constructed especially for writers. The focus will be on plenty of time alone for personal writing, combined with daily meditation practice and evening discussion groups. Open to writers of fiction and non-fiction, published and unpublished.... READ MORE

Sadness and Heartbreak

November 7, 2007   |   1 Comment

I posted an essay some weeks (months?) back called, “Once I Had a Broken Heart.” I’ve received a tremendous amount of feedback, mostly from people who are struggling with this extraordinarily painful situation. The pain of a relationship ending is so real and cuts so deep, but we think we should just snap out of it after awhile. It’s not... READ MORE

A Viewpoint on Heartbreak

November 6, 2007   |   1 Comment

I was talking to my friend Michael Carroll today. We started discussing the nature of heartbreak. Here’s what he said. Check this riff: The defining aspect of our nature is vulnerability. Vulnerability is the precondition for compassion. The foundation of vulnerability is uncertainty. The seed of the open mind is tenderness…this is what allows us to fall in love, cherish... READ MORE

Times-Picayune Article About Silence

October 16, 2007   |   Leave a reply

A wonderful, non-denominational piece by Chris Bynum about different ways to connect with silence. What a daring thing to write about anywhere, but especially in the New Orleans daily paper. I was interviewed for it and am quoted at the end.

Beliefnet Videos

October 16, 2007   |   Leave a reply

Some months ago, Beliefnet taped me giving a few short (5 mins) talks on various topics: Becoming Fearless Loving Yourself Spiritual Discipline Healing a Broken Heart What is Meditation?

Best Advice. Ever.

October 12, 2007   |   2 Comments

What I was told when I e-mailed a friend with a question about some reading he suggested: Yes, you understand the reading instructions clearly. Go slow, absorb, contemplate, be confused, discover enlightenment. Pretty much applicable in all situations.

6 Billion Trillion Miles of Emptiness: "This is incredibly important for something where there is nothing to it," says retired NASA astronomer

October 5, 2007   |   2 Comments

Source Associated Press Friday, August 24, 2007 WASHINGTON — Astronomers have stumbled upon a tremendous hole in the universe. That’s got them scratching their heads about what’s just not there. The cosmic blank spot has no stray stars, no galaxies, no sucking black holes, not even mysterious dark matter. It is 1 billion light years across of nothing. That’s an... READ MORE

Singing Sweet Songs in Darkness

October 5, 2007   |   2 Comments

The lonely child who travels through The fearful waste and desolate fields, And listens to their barren tune, Greets as an unknown and best friend The terror in him, and he sings In darkness all the sweetest songs. —Chögyam Trungpa from “The Silent Song of Loneliness” in Mudra: Early Poems and Songs Relationships are lonely. Even good ones. My relationship... READ MORE

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