Our global economy seems to be rooted in greed. It seems that the United State dollar bill should read, “In Greed We Trust.” There is no more trust in god, a supreme being, the creator of all there is, or our very own buddhanature. We seem to be consumed by greed. We can begin almost […]
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Butter Side Up, Butter Side Down: Dr. Seuss, My Granddaughter, and the Second Mindfulness Training
June 1, 2026 by
Last Thursday night I read The Butter Battle Book to my granddaughter Ada, age seven. It was the first of three books we shared before bed, and as soon as the Yooks and Zooks began arguing about which side of their bread should face the butter, I felt a familiar bell of mindfulness ring inside […]
Words of Wisdom for March 31, 2025
March 31, 2025 by
Dear Friends: Challenge Your Standards When judging the results of your own actions, you can’t simply take your own ideas of ‘what works’ as a trustworthy standard. After all, you can easily side with your greed, aversion, or delusion, setting your standards too low. So to check against this tendency, the Buddha recommends that you […]
Mindfulness: Path to Well-Being
An article by Pamela Paul in the New York Times on October 6, 2023 entitled It Takes a Lifetime to Survive Childhood Cancer inspired me to use my skills to help children, teenagers and adults living with cancer and their families cope with their diagnosis. I am a father of a child who survived childhood cancer. He is now […]
Words of Wisdom for March 09, 2024
March 9, 2024 by
Dear Friends: What does it mean to be somebody practicing at this time, at this moment? How can we each uproot the ignorance of who we are that accompanies each of us on our own specific journey? The Buddha speaks to the impact of greed, hatred and ignorance; how these have such capacity for harm. […]
Words of Wisdom for November 30, 2023
November 30, 2023 by
Dear Friends: The quality of intention you put into social action is going to have an effect on the results, much like the planting of seeds affects the harvesting of fruit. It is important to change the inequities and injustices that abound in society but equally important to do so motivated by generosity, kindness, and […]
Words of Wisdom for November 15, 2023
November 15, 2023 by
Dear Friends: You are the sky. The clouds are what happens, what comes and goes. – Eckhart Tolle Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! Here’s an interesting post from Meditation Practices: The Remedy Is Generosity The Remedy Is Generosity | May 31, 2014 Generosity […]
Why I Don’t Want to be Called an Ally
November 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
by Sister Mai Ally From the moment i first heard the word, i got allergic to it…an ally allergy. Why? Well, the first thing is that in my french brain, “les alliés”, as we call them, are the good Americans and British soldiers coming to save us from the evil Germans. Word of war, violence, […]
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