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Preventing Corruption, and Other Advantages of Mindfulness
Season 6 Episode 338
Corruption is one of those scary words to me because it conjures intentional dishonesty for personal gain, which goes into the category of never, eve…
4 years, 6 months ago
Dancing With Fear, and Other Paradoxes
Season 6 Episode 337
My habitual reaction to qualities of heart and mind I don't like, like anger, fear, and wickedness, is to try to fix them. I suppose that can be a go…
4 years, 7 months ago
The next Buddha will be our community
Season 6 Episode 336
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh died last Friday, at the age of 95, in the temple in Vietnam where he first became a monk at the age of 16. In a long, min…
4 years, 7 months ago
A little less grief and fear...
Season 6 Episode 335
Today's talk is about strawberry ice cream and all those other ideas we get in our heads, and then can't let go of. Like keeping our clients out of j…
4 years, 7 months ago
Can Victory Lead to Hate?
Season 6 Episode 334
What could be more natural than that exultant feeling of victory? I love it, even if I've learned to hide my triumph.
Athletes do that really well. Mo…
4 years, 7 months ago
Finding Refuge in 2022
Season 6 Episode 333
Who knows what 2022 will bring? Today is the anniversary of the January 6th assault on the U.S. capital. Last year, who could have predicted that?
Som…
4 years, 7 months ago
Setting the Moon Free, and Other Impossible Intentions for 2022
Season 5 Episode 332
What's your most audacious intention for 2022? Think big. Think even bigger.
Zen students chant, "Beings are numberless. I vow to save them all." What…
4 years, 8 months ago
Finding the Beloved in Ourselves
Season 5 Episode 331
This time of year - the end of the calendar year - always feels quiet, and sacred, to me. Maybe the holidays, maybe being with family, and this year,…
4 years, 8 months ago
All Hands on Deck!
Season 5 Episode 330
As we inch towards the end of 2021 without any idea what's next, in terms of the pandemic, the climate, or the political situation, I've been thinkin…
4 years, 8 months ago
Alternatives to Violence
Season 5 Episode 329
There are so many times I've said something tinged with meanness, hostility, even violence. It's hard for me to write those words, but I know they're…
4 years, 8 months ago