Happy Mindfulness Day!
As I mentioned in a previous recent post, the publisher of my book, Wild Chickens and Petty Tyrants: 108 Metaphors for Mindfulness, is sponsoring Mindfulness... Read the full post here » The post Happy...
View ArticleGratitude on Thanksgiving Day
I was recently interviewed by Ansley Roan for a piece she wrote on Gratitude for CNN.com, "In season of giving thanks, signs that gratitude is back." She asked me the following questions...Read the...
View ArticleIs the Self a Metaphor? Come to the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and...
I will be conducting my annual workshop at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies the weekend of 17-19 February 2012. I'll be teaching the Buddha's dharma through metaphors. This summer I wrote an...
View ArticleMindfulness for Common Problems: Seven Things to Know About Anxiety
The first in this series focused on stress. Anxiety and stress are closely related. Anxiety is central to our threat detection system and stress helps us to... Read the full post here » The post...
View ArticleHappy Mindfulness Day 2012!
Today, 12 September, is Mindfulness Day. According to Wisdom Publications: "Mindfulness Day was created to share the power and benefits of mindfulness. So many people, in so many ways, have benefited...
View ArticleDress Well or Go Home
A recent piece in the New York Times "The New Mantra: Replacing 'Om' With 'Glam'" caught the attention of Tricylcle blogger, Emma Varvaloucas. She...Read the full post here »The post Dress Well or Go...
View ArticleTrue Refuge: The New Book from Tara Brach
We had to wait ten years and now the wait is over. Following her bestselling book, Radical Acceptance, Tara has written Read the full post here » The post True Refuge: The New Book from Tara Brach...
View ArticleOne Thing I Have in Common with the Buddha: Love of Metaphors: “I, Me, Mine:...
It's that time of year again. I will be teaching my annual workshop at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies entitled: "I, Me, and Mine: Untangling the Dharma of "Self" through Metaphors and...
View ArticleTara Brach Speaks on Deliberate Practice
My dharma friend, Tara Brach posted a short video where she speaks of "deliberate practice." By this she means coming to this moment regardless of what is happening. It means not shying away from...
View ArticleDaily Doses of Wisdom; A Year of Buddhist Inspiration
I was excited to see the release of this new book from Wisdom Publications. It is edited by Josh Bartok who edited my first book, Read the full post here »The post Daily Doses of Wisdom; A Year of...
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