Paying Attention, Earning Interest

This morning’s meditation centered on the unfolding edge of now — how each moment emerges quietly, continuously, almost too smoothly…

Is Your Morning Coffee Laced With Kool-Aid?

There’s a tree planted on the property line between two houses. Its roots draw from the same soil. Its trunk…

Flowing and Sticking

I began by noticing something very simple. Before I form a sentence in my mind, something is already moving. There…

From Futurizing to Nowing

I was sitting. At first, I’m not sure what came first —the tension in the bodyor the contraction in thinking.…

Feeling The Sunlight On Your Face

Imagine sunlight spread across the whole sky.Soft. Diffuse. Everywhere at once. Now imagine placing a magnifying glass under it.The same…

The Stairway to Awareness

Think of a computer monitor. What appears on the screen feels complete and self-contained: images, words, problems, stories, identity. But…

Shrink Wrapped Awareness

I imagine shrink wrap—the kind used in shipping, where all the air has been pulled out. Whatever is inside is…

50 Ways to Leave Your …

I’m leaving the title unfinished on purpose. You can fill in the blank:ego, worry, irritation, crisis, confusion, noise, obsession, self-doubt.Whatever…

Riding Mind Beams

Sometimes it feels like a dream. I notice mind, and instantly I ride the beam of it.What I see becomes…

The Next Page Might Be It

Sometimes I turn on a basketball game, a football game, a tennis match, and I don’t care at all who’s…