Jack Kornfield, in Buddha’s Little Instruction Book, says, “The trouble is, you think you have time.” In other words, we put off important things, assuming that we can do them later. But there may not be any “later.” Life is short; make good use…

Someone wrote to me recently about realizing that she has an underlying feeling of anxiety around the solar plexus that’s there much of the time. I have that too. It’s not always there, but it is a lot of the time. It doesn’t ruin…

I invite you to join a new format of course that I pioneered a few weeks ago. It’s a different kind of meditation course with a new format. It’s called Sitting With Bodhi. The second series starts tomorrow, and the focus is on lovingkindness…

Recently I’ve been reading The Buddha Before Buddhism, by Gil Fronsdal, which is a translation of what is believed to be one of the oldest Buddhist teachings. It’s had a powerful effect on the way I practice. It’s interesting how simple this text is….

I’m going to say something about the arising of insight that I’ve never heard any teacher say before, yet which I think is crucially important if you’re at all interested in where Buddhist meditation can take you. But first I’ll have to offer you…

What I’m Thinking Everyone’s recovery is unique. Once upon a time, there was the strong binary opinion of all or nothing. Abstinence or you are doomed. The argument was harm reduction versus Abstinence. While this view is helpful for many, it was a major…