Our collective mother: Instinct
It is Mother's Day, and I am having coffee in a squat red cup, and dark chocolate with sea salt, and that will be my breakfast. We had a...
The Fertile Ground of the 4 'mind-changings'
The preliminaries, or the 4 mind-changings, as they are sometimes called, are simple, profound teachings, and of course they are also...
The Golden Thread of the Broken and Un-Broken Things
In DharmaBridge this week we created a drawing/map/timeline/project that we can refer to as a "Golden Thread" Project. If you're reading...
Everything on the Table: 5 Poems
Right after Mary Oliver died, I spent time poring over her words, as you may have, as well. And something about that poignancy of reading...
The Mask is Never Not On
You may know that Halloween evolved from the fall pagan festival of blessing the harvest, Samhain, and the opportunity to honor what we...
Navaratri: Kali and Durga as One, and turning the Key to the Gate of Freedom
Today marks the beginning of Navaratri. While this 9 night festival is celebrated differently in different parts of India, it is widely...
On Metta
I have been marinating in metta so much lately, as I prepare for the mini-training/webinar that I'm leading FOR FREE next week. If you...
Navaratri: Declare the Change You want to Be In the world
2 days ago, on the 7th day of Navaratri, I was listening to the daily recitation that I often listen to before I meditate. I can’t...
The Cup, The Emptying
The human mind; pulsing, sweating, striving, outdoing itself writhes against what is, even its own is-ness, scrambles against change. The...
The Gentle Hands of Change
I dreamt about Obama last night. A good bye dream. It was a happy dream; somebody's birthday. But it was me mourning him. We have our...
