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GRAMERCY, 2023, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, PHOTO BY SOKEN Each of us is inevitable.Each of us limitless; each of us with his or her right
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How to Realize Calm
Mount Lu, National Park, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China THE BUDDHA UNDERSTOOD that his purpose was to help people attain enlightenment. By this he meant, to help people to see
How to Attend to the Present Each Day
Goethe in the Roman Campagna By Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein The world we knew is disintegrating and a new one is taking shape. The Economist magazine
How to Rewrite Your Destiny with Meditation
Play the Mindfulness of Breathing guided meditation followed by the Dharma talk, How to Rewrite Your Destiny with Meditation. Included below is a written summary of the
What are the Consequences of Emotional Climate Change
I wonder if emotion is disappearing from the world. Fall came four days ago. The weather in New York is perfectly cool and crisp—so much so
How to Realize Calm
I wonder if emotion is disappearing from the world. Fall came four days ago. The weather in New York is perfectly cool and crisp—so much so
How to flourish through transitions
Fall is upon us. As the hurricanes pass through New York, I’m energized by the feeling of moving on and appreciating the rich experience of
A Monk’s Life
Last week I returned from a weeklong retreat with my teacher and the four other colleagues who form our small community of aspirants. Returning to
What Makes Life Good
Few people will disagree that life improves with money and love. The more one has of both, the better life is. Of course, it can happen
Zen and Goya’s Graphic Imagination
At the time of this writing, my first real outing since Covid struck—other than to my temple in North Carolina—was yesterday. I ventured past my 14-block