The Quiet Decay of Old Noise

It’s a familiar idea that medications have a half-life.You take something into the body, and over time it loses strength. … More

Faster Than a Speeding Thought

There’s an old phrase—faster than a speeding bullet.It was never really about speed.It was about not being able to see … More

Three hundred eighty people sit on a plane—some in the front, some in the back. Those in the back may … More

As I move through the day, I notice the subtle currents in the feeling center of the body.Sometimes there is … More

I sit quietly and allow thought to settle, like a stone dropped into still water. The question Who am I? … More

After reading in Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s book his suggestion to go into conflict—into the very heart of the noise, agitation, … More

It started by focusing simply on the breath—not the thoughts around it, just the quiet rhythm of air moving in … More

Imagine your experience as a finger drawing its way across an Etch A Sketch screen — each moment, a new … More

I was thinking this morning about a few of my golf swings—specifically the ones that ended with something close to … More

There is a subtle current moving through every moment—mood. Like a room’s lighting or the key of a song, it … More