The Dharma of Scrooge
In dark times it can be a healing exercise to remember the stories of others who have gone through darkness and emerged into light. We don’t have to limit ourselves to spiritual figures–the Buddha alone in the forest, or Jesus wandering in the desert. Allow yourself to remember beloved stories and characters from books and…
Keep readingElection Week as a Practice
This is Election Week in the United States. All the feelings that many of us are feeling is actually a place of practice. The mother of all the thoughts and emotions that are bubbling up is anxious uncertainty. It feels as if we are waiting to cross a border. “Well, we’re nowhere now!” Jetsunma Tenzin…
Keep readingInterdependence Day
Happy July! This is the month of Bastille Day in France. and July 4th here in the States. This seems the perfect time to take a moment to consider what it means to be free inside. “Do you think I am trying to weave a spell,” writes C.S. Lewis . “Perhaps I am; but remember your…
Keep readingHealing Our Separation
In the beginning, we were One. When we were born we were all part of the universe, like water and trees and passing storms. We were not unconscous but we were not yet aware that we were separate. This changed all too quickly. How old were you when you became aware that you were separate…
Keep readingApril Can Be Cruel
“The trees are coming into leaf /Like something almost being said,” writes the poet Philip Larkin. It is spring here in the Northeastern United States. This change of season happens every year, yet every time it stirs up all kinds of attitudes and feelings. On a pretty day, walking outside can feel like walking into…
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