The Windows on the Mountain

I imagine I am meditating in a small, circular room. The walls feel close. The air feels tight. I am … More

The Ridgeline Balance

Imagine standing on a narrow ridgeline, the crest of a small mountain. It’s just wide enough for one steady step … More

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

Spirit in the Wind, Flame, and Form When a fire spreads from one tree to another, the flame itself doesn’t … More

Riding the Flow I sit, and the stories begin to stream through me. Each one, its own current—news, weather, memories, … More

I’ve always been drawn to the shoreline—that shifting line where the sand meets the sea. It looks solid at a … More

I’m walking, but my mind is restless. It’s not unpleasant, just unsettled—like the surface of a creek rippling in the … More

Tethered to a body,As spaciousness, mind is freeIn balance is light. The waves were strong that day at Rockaway. I … More

Snow is falling—big flakes, silent, drifting. Watching from the warmth of the house, I don’t need to do anything else. … More

As I sat gazing out the window, my attention lingered on a stand of trees, their branches stripped bare. The … More