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How Attention Creates Stability
Season 10 Episode 527
The more attentive I am, especially to this mind running amuck, the more stable I feel. If I’m off on my latest adventure, surfing for that pair of s…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Knowing our Fate, How Can We Quarrel?
Season 10 Episode 526
I can take a stand on just about anything. It’s not just that I’m trained to argue. It’s also that as a human, I have preferences. And they don’t nec…
5 months ago
The Problem with Blame
Season 10 Episode 525
The problem with blame is that it cuts into the heart. When I blame someone, I can feel it like a knife, cutting me as much as it cuts them. Blame se…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Power of Our State of Mind
Season 10 Episode 524
Sometimes I don’t realize how powerful my state of mind is. I walk into the house or a meeting with something “on my mind,” and whatever that is, con…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Poetry of Mindfulness
Season 10 Episode 523
I love mindfulness, partly for its promise of liberation, but also for the ways it helps me on a very practical level, to navigate through life. The …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Big Topic of Intention
Season 10 Episode 522
Seems like setting an intention to be kind and to not cause harm would be a simple thing. But then look at the world, and all of the devastating cons…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Choosing a Point of View
Season 10 Episode 521
It’s funny the way we toss around our points of view, as if we’re entitled to any which one. Or at least we feel like we are. It’s a free country, ri…
6 months, 1 week ago
Lawyering & Wise Livelihood
Season 10 Episode 520
Sometimes I wonder if “wise livelihood” is possible in the law. Can we support ourselves and our organizations and not deal in intoxicants, poisons, …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Un-clouding the Mind
Season 10 Episode 519
The mind isn’t naturally cloudy. It’s naturally clear and luminous. If you’re in the habit of watching a sunset or looking into the faces of children…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Practicing Respect for Everyone
Season 10 Episode 518
There are so many subtle and not-subtle ways to disrespect other people. When I do it, I can feel the boomerang effect of disrespect. It creates a fi…
7 months ago