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Blissful Just As Things Are
Today, I stopped praying for things to get easier. It just occurred to me that it wasn’t necessary. For many... -
Why Confront Your Demons?
An integration of Zen emptiness with New Age form offers one approach to healing our collective samsara. -
Five Phases of Transformation
I am being reassembled. The process is unmistakeable. It’s not over yet, but I feel myself entering a final phase,... -
Out with a Swirl
Can one respond to suffering the way a cat responds to falling off a roof? While meditating one night recently,... -
Cut Off, Part II
The function of compassion for those who feel cut off is to return them to the whole. This is not... -
Cut Off: The Role of Compassion in Social Death
Among the most excruciating suffering one can endure is social death. Where does compassion fit in? -
Happy Crazy Eight Day
An adventure in facing worst fears. This particular monster? Psychiatry. I enter with stigma and exit with side effects.