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Cultivating Clarity
Harry Roberts was a friend and teacher of mine while I lived at Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farm. He was trained as a medicine man in the Yurok Indian tradition, had been a cowboy and a farmer, and was a PhD agronomist who designed the gardens at the University of...
The Power of Intention
Beings are numberless. I vow to save them. Delusions are inexhaustible; I vow to end them. These vows, which are chanted regularly at Zen practice centers, express the fundamental intentions of mindfulness practice – becoming more aware, cutting through our own...
Audio: Cultivating Clarity Meditation
A 7-minute guided meditation to help you focus on whatever might be most important for you, now and in the New Year.
Wisdom is Knowing What to Do
Brush Dance, the publishing company I began many years ago, once published a greeting card that says, "Wisdom is knowing what to do next." Wisdom, in relationship, business, and life may be as simple or as complex as knowing whether to act or not act, to step in or...
Audio: Stepping Into Your Life Meditation
This 5-minute guided meditation is meant to support your intention to develop your awareness and to help others; essentially to Step Into Your Life.
Interview: Bringing Mindfulness into the Workplace | Rick Hanson
Marc Lesser speaks with Rick Hanson on Being Well Podcast about the importance of bringing mindfulness into the workplace and his book Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader. The conversation focuses on: Why large organizations should care about mindfulness specifically,...