Jumping into Awareness: Embracing Life’s Ups and Downs

I remember being in junior high school, standing on the trampoline in the gym. The first time I jumped down … More

The Leading Edge of the Happiness Wave

I woke up with a leftover dream. I was holding this nut-shaped thing. Not a walnut exactly. It had a … More

Most of the time my experience is flattened. Body sensations, mental narration, emotional tone, memory, anticipation — all blended into … More

Sometimes I think about how memory and thought actually work in the mind. Most people assume that memories are stored … More

Am I moving through awareness or is awareness moving through me? Let me begin with the orchestra. When I listen … More

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

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

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

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

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