What better place to practice mindfulness than in the garden? In the garden, we can let go of what others think of us, let go of trying to please other people, let go of judging our every action. Our flowers do not judge us. We can settle into our authentic selves....

Hurricanes and wildfires have come and gone, leaving hundreds dead. We’re left facing a dire reality: we live on a warming planet. Homes blown apart. Lives lost. Ecosystems flattened. This is how climate change arrives at our doorstep. With the destruction comes a...

Disturbed But Not Disturbed By Norman Fischer Life is very emotional. It’s a constant flow of emotions, sometimes overwhelming, sometimes hardly noticeable, but there all the time. Strong emotions like grief or fury can knock us entirely out of commission. But even...

In high school, my friends often asked me about the Buddhist take on social justice issues. “What do Buddhists think about abortion?” “How about gay rights?” “Do Buddhists eat meat?” “Are you allowed to own a gun?” Sometimes I had an answer, but for other issues, I...

‘Those who have found the way, practise in solitude, walking alone. But they roam nirvana together.’ Zen master Hsuan Chuen

‘‘‘What is suppressed is expressed.’’ If you push it out of sight in one place, it just pops up somewhere else or in another guise.’ John Aske