“The anxiety is not the enemy. It is the messenger. The mistake is killing the messenger instead of reading the letter.” ~Unknown It’s 3 a.m. I’m lying in the dark, planning my own funeral. Not because anything is wrong. My family is safe. There is no emergency. But...

'Deep existence is beyond forms, wisdom illuminates the inside of the circle. Inside the circle the self vanishes, neither existent nor nonexistent.' Hongzhi Zhengjue

Greed: When Enough Never Feels Like Enough Marvin Harada reflects on how the desire for “just a little more” manifests as everything from car envy to addiction—and how the act of giving calms the wanting mind. Back in 2000, our family van was getting old, with lots of...

Sometimes everything feels like too much, and it’s hard to use all the valuable lessons you’ve learned when life requires you to use them all at once. It’s also easy to feel overwhelmed by the magnitude of what you’re facing and alone with all your struggles. I’ve...

'Those who are following the Way should behave like a log drifting along a stream. If the log is neither held by the banks, nor seized by men, nor obstructed by the gods, nor kept in the whirlpool, I assure you that this log will reach the ocean.' Buddha Sutra in 42...

Our relationship with resting, slowing down, relaxing, being still, or being bored, can vastly differ based on our life experiences, learning and our habits. Lately, I've observed that people are growing less tolerant to relaxing, boredom or slowing down. We may go on...