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“As long as we have some definite idea about or some hope for the future, we cannot really be serious with the moment that exists right now….there is no certain way. Moment after moment we have to find our way.” - Shunryu Suzuki (from Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind) This is...

There is an expression from the Zen tradition:  “Behind each jewel are three thousand sweating horses.” During these extraordinary times I’ve been even more aware and appreciative than usual of the jewels in my life as well as reflecting on the sweating horses, all...

During painful, unusual, and uncertain times when it feels easier to retreat, shut down, or be swept away by fear, dread, or distractions, I find it useful, and actually quite important, to ask myself some straightforward, yet penetrating questions. The practice of...

To "accept what is" and "work for change" is one of my favorite paradoxes. A paradox is something that seems impossible but may in fact be true. The time we find ourselves in now often seems very impossible – we're contending with a mysterious and lethal virus,...

“To express yourself freely as you are is the most important thing, to make yourself happy and to make others happy.” –Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind During these most unusual and extremely challenging times, distractions are easy. Forgetting takes little...