https://youtu.be/aKujXgXzREQ We tend to think of now as a fleeting moment between the arriving future and the receding past. A darting...

https://youtu.be/vu--BHRVYzg Compulsive thoughts arise, insisting I must & have to. E.g. "I have to be on time," or "I must have a...

Here I distinguish between dis-identification and non-identification. I use flowers as a metaphor: the mindset of dis-idenitifcation...

Here I use mirrors as metaphors for the saving graces of mindfulness and introspective awareness. Introspective awareness provides...

As we become more intimate with our unresolved traumas and fears, we often encounter difficulties - physical pain, troubling thoughts &...

Here I put a twist on the classic fable of the tortoise and the hare, asking - what if it was only the hare who saw the situation as a...

I see fear as a three part entity: a spark of confusion, trapped in a coil of disbelief, guarded by three disco balls of evil. I say...

I have an unfortunate habit of buying into my righteousness and then lording it over others. I see this same trend playing out in...

I often experience anxiety and confusion around the process of making choices. Usually it's simply the struggle to choose between...

We know the experience of hearing a voice within. Sometimes we recognize the voice is clearly our own, the same voice we speak with from...

What do folks mean when they talk about grasping, clinging, attachment, etc.? I think a San Francisco cable car provides a helpful...

Abundance abundance abundance! Hurry hurry hurry! When our manner doesn't match our method, our energy becomes distorted and confused....

Here I share a technique that helps me soften the grip of compulsions. When you feel compelled to idly scroll your phone, mindlessly...

This graphic is a nirvana-samsara-nirvana sandwich. The top and bottom thirds are the bread of nirvana. The middle third is samsara brand...

If gOd is all present & all powerful, & reality unfolds as gOd's perfect design, why do we seem to have choice, & why do we seem free to...

We routinely believe we are aggravated by the conduct of others. Ask though - how does someone else's conduct actually get under our...

Here I use a boat as a metaphor for the soul & a sun as a metaphor for awareness. I walk thru a series of potential postures we routinely...

Here I draw a distinction between guilt/shame & contrition/amends, & explain why the former is so vicious & the latter so virtuous....