When I reflect deeply on this step, I can see how unreliable my addictions are. In the end they bring…
So I have survived one month of mentorship through my own programme of ‘Eight Step Recovery.’ I’ve relapsed twice, and…
When the Buddha was dying, he gave a final message to his beloved attendant Ananda, and to generations to come:…
As a teacher I’m often asked: What does it mean in Buddhist practice when you agree to “take refuge” in…
In the 12-step tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous it clearly states in the third step that we need to make a…
I remember the day I realized I was an atheist. I was sitting on an S-Bahn in Stuttgart, reading Richard…
At the end of a daylong meditation workshop, Pam, a woman in her late sixties, drew me aside. Her husband,…
My earliest memories of being happy are of playing in the ocean. When our family began going to Cape Cod…
I used to be confused about why the third truth came before the fourth. And I realize now that if…
The word "sacred" has two kinds of meanings. First, it can refer to something related to religion or spirituality. Second,…