Short sweet post today. Running off to present a conference paper in Chicago got me to thinking of my young academic ways. For some reason I remembered how atrocious I was at the standardized testing questions asking me to pick one image out of...
I have been recently looking at things in a different way. A little like the Matrix, seeing all that exists behind the curtain, the actual structure of things behind the illusions we have created for ourselves. One of the new ways I...
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As I frequently participate in discussions about whether or not Buddhism is a religion, I realize that the question itself comes from an implicit frame with which I don't agree.
I've just read an article on LiveScience.com saying a researcher at Columbia University found evidence that strong emotions (in this case, breakups) can cause physical pain, validating what many of us knew intuitively.
Sleepovers are fun. But in a museum? You bet!
photo: Aaron Colussi
Ever since I read From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler, a classic of children's literature about two kids who run away from home to live in the...
It's no secret that I've become somewhat obsessive - or at least exceptionally excited - about the programming on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). This last weekend, after weeks (WEEKS!) of waiting for the new episodes documenting Oprah...
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I was recently listening to the latest meditation podcast from our friends at Buddhist Geeks, where they interviewed Rich Fernandez, Head of Learning and Organizational Development at eBay.
Rich is a...
Big Love was one of my favorite series not only because of the incredible writing and acting, but because of the underlying element of faith that seemed to hold all four members of this polygamist marriage together despite incredible...
I’ve written before about self-compassion and allowing yourself to be where you are in your practice, but I want to think in more depth about these things. Over the last few weeks I keep coming back to the idea of “becoming friends...
A doubtful statement: death is a part of life. A second doubtful statement: old age is the opposite of youth. A truthful statement: there is suffering.
There are three steps that can make meditation more than an exercise in relaxation (not that there’s anything wrong with that), but a sacred declaration of aliveness and goodness.
Can a Buddhist be a bartender? What about a butcher? A Chris Brown-esque rapper? A superhero like Captain America? This meditating thing doesn't pay the bills so we have to do something for the green.
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From The Onion, everyone's favorite and increasingly accurate news source, comes a beautiful quote via an editorial by a fake Justin Bieber, which could just as easily apply to all of our mind states,...
I’m nearing the end of a 28 Day Meditation Challenge that I came across online, and because of schedule constraints, I had to opt for a homestudy course at IDP rather than attend in person. So my meditative practice, once rooted...
Seeking to deepen my understanding of mindfulness of body, I took part in a weekend yoga and meditation workshop called “Transcending the Limitations of the Body” at the Shambhala Center in NYC this past weekend. Joe...
UK's Daily Mail published some of the first photos of the Fukushima Fifty yesterday.
Until I read it, I was in a foul mood about the snow (!) in spring (!) in NYC I was enduring. Yeah. About that.
So I wrote this:
as i awoke to a bitter...
Yesterday, I had NPR playing in the background as I worked on other things, and my attention perked up when Neal Cohen began talking about Buddhism on Talk of the Nation. The fourteen-minute conversation focused on Buddhist rituals and ceremonies...
One of the hardest things I have had to learn in my meditation practice is the ability to let go of things and allow them to be without any influence by me. We live in a time period, which can be very empowering, as we have so many...
A recent article in the NY Times highlights how a global increase in demand for Quinoa has increased the cost of the seed in Bolivia, where it is produced, to the point where many Bolivians themselves cannot afford it and are turning to unhealthy...
Man I'm running out of time! As some of you know I'm preparing for a solo exhibition that opens a week from tomorrow and there's still lots of work to do. I've already written to the BLOG higher-ups to postpone my post yesterday to...
