meditation and compassion

Toward more compassionate conversations online

Here are things I try to observe in my own communication online, especially around politics. These lessons are drawn from…

August 7, 2026

Politics as a spiritual practice

It’s hard not to get overwhelmed by what's going on in the world. Politics is polarizing, the news cycle fuels…

February 20, 2026

Join me in “As the World Falls Apart”

I am launching a major new course for 2026, on the topic of how we deal with political turmoil. Here's…

January 6, 2026

Publication Day! The Heart’s Awakening

It's always an interesting day when one of your books is published. It's exciting. But you're sending your inmost thoughts…

October 14, 2025

Books and cats

It was lovely to receive this photograph the other day. This is Mara, one of the people who wrote an…

August 29, 2025

Gratitude in a time of calamity

First, the calamity We're on a very bad path in the US at the moment. Many of you live in…

July 14, 2025

Democracy and spiritual practice

Because of the alarming political situation in the US, which has parallels with events in other countries, I've been writing…

July 1, 2025

Self-compassion for troubling times

At the moment lot of people are suffering more than usual. They are anxious, exhausted, and overwhelmed about the awful…

February 24, 2025

Staying sane in turbulent times

Especially for those who live in the US, there's a huge amount going on politically. Many supporters of Donald Trump…

January 27, 2025

Create a space of compassion, and live from it

In the immediate aftermath of the US presidential election, most people I know were shocked. Since then they seem to be…

November 26, 2024