Surrender. Surrender in order to release being bound – bound to things, to outcomes, to routines and plans. How many times in this life have I heard,… Read more “Warriors Within”

My mother tells me that from the time I could walk and talk, I always wanted to do things myself. As I grew up, I was stubbornly… Read more “The Secret of the Sangha by Rachael Peoples”

Life Day #17 I suffer from self-judgment – not so original, I know. I’ve begun teaching again – self-doubt and judgmental stories running through my mind are… Read more “Life Day #17”

To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest. To live fully is to be always in no-man’s-land,… Read more “Thrown Out of the Nest with Schrodinger’s Cat”

Discipline is important. When we sit down to meditate, we are encouraged to stick with the technique and be faithful to the instruction, but within that container… Read more “When Being Disciplined is Just too Hard”