Impossible or Just Really Hard

When I read this in my email on Tuesday, I was really impressed with the story. Riding a bike from Stockholm to Mount Everest, climbing the mountain, and returning by bike to Stockholm seems really impossible to me. Is it impossible or just really hard? However, when we think about our daily meditation practice, it […]

The Healing Power of Sangha

This article on the Healing Power of Sangha1 is a follow up of the previous article on Building a Beloved Community. It is based on one of the Seven Principles of Mindfulness in Healing and the research of Dr. Lissa Rankin, M. D. from her book, Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal […]

The Joy of No Sex | January 20, 2015

The Joy of No Sex | January 20, 2015 The Buddha taught that sexual activity is part and parcel of craving (kama-tanha, the craving for sensuality), described in the second noble truth as the cause of suffering, a source of clinging and attachment (upadana, or attachment to sensual pleasure), a hindrance to meditation and a […]

Brand New trial plan from Christie Marie’s Unlimited Abundance

Quick update. Christie’s post-Masterclass sale on the Unlimited Abundance Program ended last Wednesday. BUT… due to numerous requests from fans… She’s re-opening it with an incredible new trial plan that’ll be available for next 3 days. See the full details here >>> This is a special trial plan where you get to try a portion […]

Remembering Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Today in the United States is a day of remembering Dr Martin Luther King Jr. As portrayed in the movie, Selma, Dr. King was a man who believed in non-violence. He took on the whole country to try to rid us of our  discrimination against people of color. To a large extent, he was very […]

A Bigger Worldview | January 18, 2015

A Bigger Worldview | January 18, 2015 The dharma teachings of liberation and freedom enable us to have a much bigger worldview because we learn what it is not to cling to a position or opinion or religion. Finding skillful ways and means within different religious and political structures is something we as Buddhists can […]

Building a Beloved Community

For the past six years, I have been building a beloved community. The community is the Mindfulness in Healing sangha which meets on Wednesday nights at the Pine Street Clinic in San Anselmo, California from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. This beloved community has changed a lot over the years. My original concept when it began […]

Pema Chodron Demonstrates the Fundamental Ambiguity of Being Human

These words of wisdom from Pema Chodron demonstrates the fundamental ambiguity of being human. To experience our true nature, we must let go and not struggle or resist change. Change is one of the most fundamental physical laws of the universe. We live in an emerging universe where nothing is static. Under the influence of […]

How to Make Someone Happy

This video shows us how to make someone happy. You have heard of random acts of kindness. Now we have people going around in cars giving random compliments. When people hear these, they light up and offer thanks. Leo Buscaglia, a former professor at the University of Southern California, motivational speaker, and author, said, Too […]

The World is in Conflict

The World is in Conflict as demonstrated in the book, The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to the Ecozoic Era, A Celebration of the Unfolding of the Cosmos by Brian Swimme and Thomas Berry. It was published in 1992 and it is more relevant today than ever before.The back cover adequately describes the […]