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....

Here I provide a 6 step technique for self healing. First I lay out the steps, then delve into some intricacies, followed by a few...

image: https://quotefancy.com/quote/798574/Eckhart-Tolle-The-future-is-an-imagined- Now-a-projection-of-the-mind A point of clarification...

Here I lay out a model for how prayer & letting go work. I contrast those practices with the habits of worrying/obsessing & with the...

Sometimes we feel connected to a higher power - e.g. an usually deep feeling of grace or safety, a creativity or intelligence beyond our...

Here I present a model for how intuition calibrates & evolves over time. I apply the concept to the Buddha's 2nd noble truth & use a...

Buddhism discusses the notion of unwholesome states, stemming from the unwholesome roots of infatuation, aversion, & ignorance. In this...

This is a companion video to "mirror, mirror, on the wall." Like that video, this one is best watched while you're alone & undistracted....

For best results, watch this while standing in front of a mirror, ideally in private so you can play along. I think a camera is an...

The Buddha's first two noble truths are that suffering is a feature of life, and that the root of suffering is dukkha, typically...

In another video, I explored the idea of our physical reality as realized mind & our "mental" reality - imagination, insight, etc. - as...

Here I describe a technique I've enjoyed using: adopting the attitude of "take no issue," and then using that phrase as a...

In this video I explore the idea that the Matrix - an engrossing simulation designed to keep us distracted from our true nature as...

In this video I explore the noton that all is mind. I characterize our physical environment, including our bodies, as realized mind -...

In this video I describe a technique for counterbalancing negativity: translating pain within the mind or body as a positive phrase...

The Buddha described the three main conditions afflicting humanity as aversion (get that away from me), infatuation (gimme that), &...

In this video I explore the notion of faith as recognizing we've forgotten. The state of everything always is perfection - "perfection"...

In this video I recap the story of the Buddha's awakening and offer some insights on mythic and poetic elements that stand out to me. For...

I've been experimenting with positive reinforcement as a technique for self-soothing, re-grounding, cultivating gratitude, and generally...

Here I explore the notion that gOd co-creates & co-experiences the entirety of life. And not with a pinched nose or rubber gloves or a...

Imagine the word "now" uttered a single time, spanning the entirety of time. Imagine a similar "now" spanning your birth to death. Like...

Compulsively losing ourselves to imagination - imagined past, imagined future, imagined alternate present - we divide our energy &...

In all relationships, romantic & otherwise, we notice we sometimes slip into robotic, reflexive, reactive ways of being. Flat tones. Lazy...

When disturbances arise within, we may struggle with characterizing this as inner child energy. Partly because the sensations &...

Sometimes when inner emotional pain is overwhelming, we can fall into cycles of frustration, confusion, lashing out, etc. It can feel...

When inner disturbances arise, we may find fear trying to characterize or interpret the disturbance. This is an opportunity, and a fork...

From a divine perspective, all is co-created. If I do something to you, or vice-versa, even if one of is rightly called the victim or...

I have a recurring sensation of a net or storm cloud of negative energy surrounding my heart, my adam's apple, and other parts of my...

Some phrases are susceptible to multiple interpretations. A common interpretive divide is between exclusive and inclusive...

My experience is that the mind works, in part, on a subscription model: we consciously or unconsciously train our mind to feed us certain...

Byron Katie's books introduced me to the phrase "love what is." In this short video, I talk about how to incorporate this empowering,...