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June 6, 2010You cannot ask the universe for something if you cannot conceive of it. In November of last year,...
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June 4, 2010A table of observations on how specific emotions transform automatically into blissful energy.
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May 26, 2010The deepest healing occurs when we open to the possibility that our perspective can change.
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May 22, 2010A chance to be burdened makes it possible to see the immense love that surrounds those who suffer.
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May 4, 2010The notion of psychic boundaries reminds me of the boy who lived his life in a bubble. Protection is lovely,...
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April 30, 2010Is your heart heavy today? I could feel its weight just as the clouds began to fill the sky. A...
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April 13, 2010The divine is always accessible. We don’t need to become perfect first in order to enter.
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April 11, 2010Apathy often has its roots in the odd, unexpected body memory of prior pain that is evoked by new love.
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April 7, 2010How to identify healthy forms of emotional support and healers that are empowering rather than disempowering.
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March 1, 2010Sunday morning I woke up contemplating the process of grief. Thoughts of former loves constantly fill my mind. When I...
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February 17, 2010An integration of Zen emptiness with New Age form offers one approach to healing our collective samsara.
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February 2, 2010 Finishing Jan’s book. And waking up more fully, more deeply. Dawn taking root. The holy fallout which I read about...
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January 30, 2010When peace and tranquility, bliss even, begins to fill most every moment, healing feels complete. These past few weeks, I’ve...
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January 19, 2010Rather than an eye for an eye, karma can be seen as an act of love.
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January 10, 2010One of the most potent forces that can close the heart is another’s apathy. We invoke apathy in response to...
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January 4, 2010How do we continue to love those from whom we are estranged? Should we remain open to those who move...
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December 22, 2009The function of compassion for those who feel cut off is to return them to the whole. This is not...
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December 17, 2009Among the most excruciating suffering one can endure is social death. Where does compassion fit in?
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December 4, 2009 An essay by Noel McNaughton on how seemingly difficult people enable us to cultivate true compassion.
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December 3, 2009What if some experiences that look like personal failures are actually markers of spiritual growth?
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December 2, 2009An adventure in facing worst fears. This particular monster? Psychiatry. I enter with stigma and exit with side effects.
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December 1, 2009In an era of waning social ties, sensitivity to rejection is common. An article in Psychology Today offers solutions.
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November 14, 2009There are times when we truly need far more than others can give. People help with the tools they have...
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Waking Heart is a collection of personal essays, articles, and videos about love, relationships, and emotion in the domain of...
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A meditation designed to cultivate compassion that is free from selfish motivations. Especially useful for having compassion for those who...
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MeditationsOctober 26, 2009 Following is a list of the specific meditation practices that have worked well for me in the past. In particular,...
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October 26, 2009Why it feels so impossible to have compassion for those who cause injury or evoke repulsion and how to reconcile...
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We’re moved by extremes to call forth great love and openness, but the small and ordinary things require our hearts...
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“What if you let go of every bit of control and every urge that you have,” asks Adyashanti, “right down...
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Once you’ve been burned, it’s hard to come close to the fire. There is light and warmth but also the...
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Accepting who you are is like recognizing the value of a cat even if you are a dog lover.
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Little O’ MeJune 22, 2009 Yesterday I went for a walk through the botanical gardens with a lovely friend of mine. A true romantic, she...
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A fellow meditator recently asked me about feeling compassion and how to conjure it up on demand. In many Buddhist...
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The struggle between loving and wanting to be loved is delicate and sometimes confusing but ultimately rife with beautiful life...
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Serious AngelFebruary 4, 2009 During my recent silent meditation retreat, one evening while sitting in the dining hall, it occurred to me that, although...
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A seemingly benevolent act, driven by good intentions and the desire to bring happiness to others, can nevertheless cause someone...
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Ten years ago, I sought emotional support from a skilled listening ear and ended up even more afraid.