Deeper Stories
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light but by making the darkness conscious.” —C.G. Jung Many of us who are drawn to meditation have fantasized about meeting an ideal teacher—-a glowing Buddha-like figure who is able to transmit the light of awareness. When we sit down to practice we imagine ourselves transformed—free…
Keep readingWrite Like a Buddha – A Workshop Series in September
In-Person and Online: Write Like a Buddha – A Workshop Series for All with Tracy Cochran Fridays, September 18th – October 23rd, 2025 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET In-Person Location: New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street, 12th Floor “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a…
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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…
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