Podcast Episodes

The Silence That Holds Us

For those who have been holding sacred space for Antoine —

he slipped gently through the veil in the quiet of the night.

Breathless, but not gone.

Si…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

HOPE

I HOPE this inspires.

In the depths of despair, when the weight of the world seems unbearable, the concept of hope can feel distant…..perhaps like a …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

The Field Where We Meet

There are words that do not merely speak,

they remember.

“Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing,

there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” R…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

No One Dies Alone: A Vigil for Antoine

Part of the volunteer work I do is this: on occasion I am called to sit with souls who are nearing the threshold of this life— those who are dying.

T…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

When the Heart Outgrows What It Once Held Close.

There is a kind of grief that doesn’t get spoken of much.

It isn’t always the grief that comes with death, though many of us have known that sorrow t…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

You Cannot Heal by Harming Another Life

Every time you harm another life — any life — you harm yourself tenfold.

I’ve shared this truth before, and it bears repeating.

You cannot escape you…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

TEA AND ZEN LIBRARY

Dear Friends,

As many of you know, this path of Tea & Zen — and of my life — has been one of long unfolding.

For many years I have shared reflections…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Thirty-Nine Years Sober: A River of Grace

It seems such a long-ago time now — June of 1986. Another life, another self, another dream. So much water has passed beneath the bridge. A lifetime …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

The End of Suffering

May the countless beings of this world and worlds unseen, bathed in the light of infinite love, be swiftly released from all afflictions of body, hea…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

A Reflection on Rest and Surrender.

There is no shame in laying down the sword.

Not every path is meant to be fought for.

Sometimes the deeper wisdom is to let the stream flow softly ar…

11 months, 3 weeks ago