Thinking Feeling Knowing Action

This morning’s meditation began without a destination. I followed the breath. Coming in. A pause. Going out. Resting. Then beginning … More

The Orchestra of Mindfulness

I sat down on a very comfortable hanging couch. It was suspended by a rope rather than a chain, so … More

The Beauty That Was Already There Lake Glenville is 3,200 feet above sea level. That’s a lot of water to … More

Tat Tvam Asi—“You are That.” What is “That”? Not the thoughts. Not the memories. Not the endless stream of impressions … More

Riding the Train of Change Everything moves. That’s the whole premise. Your thoughts move. Your feelings move. The people around … More

Blackberry Roulette The Sound of Landing The Unexpected Prize in My Backyard Years ago, when we lived in South Florida, … More

How Many Nuts Does a Squirrel Need? Finding the tiny ripple of insecurity before it sends us looking for reassurance … More

When Traffic Becomes Music The Road to Nirvana Sitting on a deck in Duck, North Carolina, I was trying to … More

The Audiobook I Didn’t Want to Hear How Awareness and Equanimity Caught Up with Each Othe Awareness and equanimity seem … More

The Island of Happiness and the Raft We Forget We’re Holding I’ve been circling around a few ideas, and today … More