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Heartbreak as Spiritual Practice (Part 3)

May 5, 2025   |   2 Comments

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Dear, wonderful Open Heart Project, I have three basic suggestions for how Buddhist wisdom can help with heartbreak. Two weeks ago, we talked about the first step which involves figuring out how to work with your racing or clouded mind. Last week, I made suggestions for working with the overwhelming energy of the heart. This week, I share some thoughts... READ MORE

Heartbreak as Spiritual Practice: Part 2

April 28, 2025   |   1 Comment

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Meditation begins at 16:10

Dear, wonderful Open Heart Project, I have three basic suggestions for how Buddhist wisdom can help with heartbreak. Last week we talked about the first step which involves figuring out how to work with your racing or clouded mind. This week, I make suggestions for working with the overwhelming energy of the heart which, when shattered or upset, overflows with... READ MORE

Heartbreak as Spiritual Practice

April 21, 2025   |   5 Comments

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Dear, wonderful Open Heart Project, Many years ago, I wrote a book called The Wisdom of a Broken Heart about how Buddhist wisdom helped me with my own broken heart. I get emails and messages about the impact of this book more than anything I have ever written. I am gratified to know it is useful. (Last year, I updated... READ MORE

How and why to have a meditation shrine

April 7, 2025   |   12 Comments

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Meditation practice begins at 10:13

Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. I hope you are well and I send you my love.  Before today’s sit, I share some thoughts about creating a shrine and why they are important. I also explain a bit about what is on mine and offer a few suggestions for creating your own, should you wish to. Stay strong! Stay beautiful! With... READ MORE

How do we fight aggression without aggression?

March 30, 2025   |   5 Comments

Hello, Open Heart Project. This email is text-only, as you can see. I’ve been feeling more and more drawn to writing from a personal perspective about Buddhist teachings that help, inspire, confuse, or delight me. Some do all of the above. There will certainly be more videos! More meditations! But for the meantime, here are some thoughts about how to... READ MORE

Introducing a new way to connect (via Substack)

March 24, 2025   |   Leave a reply

I’ve started posting on Substack. It will be a space for me to share personal stories about Buddhism IRL, trying to write things, my love of music, enneagram musings, things I worry about, and why is it so hard to love?! Please head on over to subscribe and receive all future posts. I’d love to see you there. No paywall, everything... READ MORE

In which the entire spiritual path is explained in 4 sentences

March 17, 2025   |   4 Comments

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Meditation practice begins at 11:06

Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. I hope you are well and I send you my love.  Before today’s sit, I share with you a chant I have been doing for more than 30 years: The Four Dharmas of Gampopa. In this short talk, I talk about who Gampopa was and how magical these four dharmas are. In fact, they outline... READ MORE

Your practice has never been more important. Here’s how to keep it consistent.

March 10, 2025   |   13 Comments

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Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project. I hope you are well and send you my love.  Before today’s sit, I offer some suggestions for ensuring that your meditation practice is consistent and, even more important, that it provides support for meditation as a spiritual practice (rather than–or in addition to–our self-improvement programs). There are three supports you need. Please have a... READ MORE

Sharing with you one of the most important spiritual lessons I ever learned (spoiler: you already know how to do it)

March 3, 2025   |   14 Comments

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Meditation practice begins at 18:58

Hello, wonderful Open Heart Project.  In the past weeks, I’ve tried to convey to you how important your practice is–and not just for yourself (which it is), but for others and for this world. I outlined 6 points to explain how we view our practice here in the OHP as way more than self-help, but as a path of genuine... READ MORE

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