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What Would Thay Say About the Election?

yada “If you could speak to Osama bin Laden, what would you say to him? Likewise, if you were to speak to the American people, what would you suggest we do at this point, individually and as a nation?” “If I were given the opportunity to be face to face with Osama bin Laden, the […]

My Life with Thay

My life with Thay (Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh) began in a small church in Berkeley, California in 1984. By some strange coincidence, I happened to sit next to him is the second row before he was introduced to speak. I became a solo practitioner in Thay’s tradition on that day. I was shy and […]

Letter from Thầy From The Blue Cliff Monastery. October 12, 2007

[The letter from Thầy from the Blue Cliff Monastery in upstate New York was referred to in my post from August 6, 2013,  Are We Eating Our Children? I’ve included this letter under Dharma Talks for completeness. –Jerome] Dear spiritual family – Blue Cliff in autumn is very beautiful. Forests are adorned by the ripening […]

Words of Wisdom for January 10, 2024

Dear Friends: Chaos is what we’ve lost touch with. It is feared by the dominant archetype of our world, which is ego, which clenches because its existence is defined in terms of control. – Terence Mckenna, Daily Peace Quotes Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided […]

Words of Wisdom for October 16, 2023

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Words of Wisdom for October 05, 2023

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Words of Wisdom for August 20, 2023

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Introducing…

Introducing: How to Use Mindfulness to Be Happy A new book title from Dr. Jerome Freedman How to Use Mindfulness to Be Happy is based on nine weeks of classes I taught between February 16 and April 13, 2022 online on Zoom to 8-12 people, many new to mindfulness practices. The book allowed me to […]

The Four Divine Abodes

This course is a four week introduction to the Four Divine Abodes: loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity. They are also called the four sublime abodes or four immeasurable minds because they bring a sense of vitality and happiness for others. These are some of my favorite teachings as they work together to cultivate […]

American JuBu

In the current issue (Spring 2020) of Tricycle Magazine, there is a review article about Emily Sigalow’s new book, “American JewBu: Jews, Buddhists, and Religious Change.” I was deeply moved by this review to the extent of making a comment. Here is what I wrote: I was brought up in a conservative kosher home in […]