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

The Sweet Point of Release

I keep thinking about a spacecraft using a planet as a slingshot. If the angle is right, gravity pulls it … More

In meditation today, a few words from Adyashanti stuck with me: riding the wave of what is already happening, accepting … More

I’m sitting in the car, not driving, just waiting. Rain falls steadily, tapping the roof in soft, uneven rhythms. The … More

Just as natural gas carries an added scent so that we can perceive what would otherwise be invisible, awareness too … More

I remember those days like they were yesterday. The field stretched out wide, and the ball came off the bat … 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

Sometimes, when emotions like anger or frustration take over, it feels like everything inside us is in a knot. Our … More