First, the calamity We're on a very bad path in the US at the moment. Many of you live in…
On the way to enlightenment, the Buddha-to-be spent many years avoiding pleasure and strengthening his ability to tolerate discomfort. Along…
Someone asked me the other day whether there was a contradiction between the Buddha saying that "life is suffering" and…
What’s a great way to lower stress, strengthen your immune system, and help you settle back down if you’ve been…
I’m old enough to remember a time when people usually answered “good” when you asked them the standard, “How are…
Letting Go Into Joy: A Step-By-Step Guide to the Experience of Jhana (Aug 1–Sep 19) is a 50 day meditation…
The one emotion that we most commonly repress is joy. We don't intend to do this. Instead, it happens through…
Recently I wrote a piece saying that I'm making a effort to remember to be happy. When I say that…
Recently I offered a mantra that can accompany the out-breathing: Release, Rest, Reveal. These words encourage us, respectively, to let…
Not too long ago, my ex-husband, Alex, brought us a big batch of his homemade almond butter. It is such…