Monthly Archives: July 2018

Forgiveness is a subject that has never gone out of style. It seems to be encoded into our human DNA to take on resentments and then hold tightly to them,…

Your sanity is for sale, and, if you are like most people, it will be increasingly difficult to buy it back. The culprits responsible are the tech behemoths who analyze…

For some people it’s sex. For some, it’s football. For others, it’s the thrill of being at a rock concert, dropping acid in the woods, skydiving… you name it. For…

One of the most common problems I see with people is what I might call “struggle without context.” It’s the tendency to become absolutely consumed with challenges which feel meaningless,…

For many people, the notion of meditation, simply sitting alone with one’s eyes closed and focusing on nothing, seems like a complete waste of time, if not a horrifying, anxiety-producing…

A bird flew in my front door the other day while I was enjoying a cup of tea, and it landed on my desk. Behind the desk is a large window,…

There is a palpable sense of anxiety in the air these days. In the United States, many people are reconsidering the notion of our country being the moral leader of…

What’s so special about what is happening right now? Why is there such an emphasis on being “in the moment” throughout Zen philosophy? What the ancient teachers have realized and…

“Willed introversion, in fact, is one of the classic implements of creative genius and can be employed as a deliberate device. It drives the psychic energies into depth and activates…

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is currently one of the most overdiagnosed conditions around the world and especially here in the United States. This is widely accepted as a fact…