I was about to make myself a heaping PEANUT BUTTER AND STRAWBERRY JELLY sandwich the other morning, and then remembered that strawberry jelly contains sugar (if not High Fructose Corn Syrup.)
It was time to improvise. How about...
Discipline is very difficult. It was hard for me on the East Coast and its hard for me on the West Coast.
Currently I am eating the most delicious donut ever and reflecting on my first week living in Seattle. As I walk around, talk to people and...
These Mindful Ministrations are examples of some gentle yoga exercises which can be used to ease Sacroiliac joint discomfort. Not all poses are good for all bodies. Experiment and see for yourself.
Will they help to re-establish the...
Rain is making on a pattern on the windows in Seattle. Its 9pm in New York City and the days here are feeling long. I meditated at around 3 pm today and it felt like Velveeta brain. Slippery and manufactured. Yesterday I went to a dharma talk and...
I received this from someone the other day:
Q: “I was wondering if the meditation practice can help with panic attacks at all? Or if you know anyone who has suffered from panic attacks and been able to overcome them through meditation...
I was listening to an episode of Being with Krista Tippet recently, and Krista was interviewing Dr. Scott Atran, author of Talking to the Enemy. Dr. Atran made one assertion during his interview that really struck me:
On China's phenomenal economic growth of the last decade:
...it's creating a lot of environmental damage, it's not generating many jobs, much of the benefits of this growth are not going to the average household ... in addition,...
Michael Stone, friend of IDP and founder of Centre of Gravity in Toronto has a nice teaching video on entering the path. Check it out below.
Here is the podcast interview I did with him a while back.
QueerDharma Women’s Gathering
A pre-practice gathering, hosted by QD women, will take place right before the regular QD practice meeting, to meet, talk, and cultivate a sense of community for queer/lesbian/bi/trans women who are...
I work at a place (United for a Fair Economy) that is trying to create a more equitable distribution of wealth in the US. Right now, Cuomo in New York is trying to get rid of two higher tax brackets that were created a couple of years ago and we...
To settle into sitting this morning I gave myself a while to just sit there and think. Sometimes I do this. The only thing I hold is the posture and I float for a while and then decide to begin the practice. I knew going into it that this session...
The other day, I was ecstatically happy to attend a talk at the New York Public Library by one of my idols, Karen Armstrong. She is an expert on world religions—not just the ins and outs of doctrine, but each faith’s character and...
A friend just posted this on twitter, and i thought i'd share it, seeing as some of the states are in one of those teacher bashing modes, down on their unions, etc.
Here's to all the crazy wisdom out there, and all the teachers who wake...
Join the Shambhala Sun Foundation April 1-3 to explore "The Wisdom of Anger: What the Buddhists Teach" at the mid-town Sheraton in New York. We'll practice and hear from stellar teachers Judy Lief, Narayan Liebenson Grady, and Norman...
Mixed in with the disturbing images coming out of Japan is a flower seen by a woman in Tokyo as she walked home from work after the earth shook and the waters poured in. Yuka Saionji saw a little flower and thought, “all of us can now try to...
What if I told you that the way to change the world was not to be bold, resolute, brilliant, or even compassionate? What if I told you that the way to change the world was to be sad?
It sounds so improbable. When we think of those who have...
In the last two posts, I talked about the first two meditation misconceptions. The 3rd and final misconception is actually the most difficult one to drop and it is that meditation is a form of self-improvement.
In our meditation practice we take...
