zen reflections: Letters on Contemplative Life

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Spring in Manhattan

Mountain Lu, National Park, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China

How to Realize Calm

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How to Attend to the Present Each Day

your destiny

How to Rewrite Your Destiny with Meditation

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What are the Consequences of Emotional Climate Change

transitions

How to flourish through transitions

A Monk's Life

A Monk’s Life

What Makes Life Good

What Makes Life Good

Zen and Goya

Zen and Goya’s Graphic Imagination

Basho's Poetry

Renew Your Wind-Swept Spirit With Basho’s Poetry

How To Find Your Purpose In Life

How to Find Your Purpose in Life

Zen about life

How To Be Zen About Life

How To Find Yourself Again

How To Find Yourself Again If You’re Feeling Lost

balancing point

Finding Balance with Frantz Fanon

Setting Goals For The New Year

Setting Goals for the New Year: Make 2021 Your Best Yet

Is It Normal To Cry During Meditation?

Is It Normal to Cry During Meditation?

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Do I Need a Life Coach?

transcend ideals

Disponibilité — Every Ideal Must Be Transcended

7 Tips To Help You Embark on a Journey of Self Discovery

7 Tips to Help You Embark on a Journey of Self Discovery

How to clear your mind for meditation

How To Clear Your Mind For Meditation: 6 Actionable Steps

Does Meditation Work For Everyone?

Does Meditation Work for Everyone?

what we love

What We Love Loves Us

How Long Should You Meditate?

How Long Should You Meditate?

Can You Meditate Lying Down?

Can You Meditate Lying Down?

What Is The Goal Of Meditation?

What Is the Goal of Meditation?

Rolfing Structural Integration

Rolfing Structural Integration: The Ultimate Guide

What Is A Spiritual Life Coach?

What is a Spiritual Life Coach? 

healing

What Everybody Ought to Know About Healing in America

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How to Make Peace With Change

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How to Save Your Spirit in a Turbulent World

Truth & Imagination

3 Meditations on Truth & Imagination

democracy

Healing Democracy

Who Am I

Who Am I – Practicing Self Inquiry

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The Wonderful Matter of Trees

Loglady BS

To Study the Way

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Attending to Time

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What is the Language of Autumn?

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Summer Retreat

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Rilke’s Temple: Rilke 4/4

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Rilke’s Noble Lie: Rilke 3/4

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How Rilke Might Steer You Wrong: Rilke 2/4

Growing up in San Francisco I learned how to live with the wind and the fog and a brilliant soft natural light.

Treasures from a Poet About How to Live: Rilke 1/4

hipster girl on phone smiles at her phone

How to Make Your Phone a Good Thing

Zendo overlooking traditional Japanese garden

Is Meditation Selfish?

Mt. Jiashan—an area known for its thick forests and myriad waterfalls.

The Obstacle is the Way

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Can You Guess the World’s Healthiest Country?

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Ten Bad Traits Everyone Needs to Overcome

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At Peace in the Nirvana Room

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The Buddha and Aristotle: The Purpose of Life is to Be Happy

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Explore Something Useless This Year