What is grief, really? We know we feel it when someone we love dies. We feel bereft in a world that no longer contains their physical presence. This kind of w...

As we wait out the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, we’re naturally focusing on our physical needs: food, shelter, livelihood, and, if we have the lu...

We resist boredom with every fiber of our beings. Having our usual entertainments removed – positive or negative – we’re stuck with our naked selves. Boredom...

When Buddhist teachers are asked to sum up the essence of their tradition in one word or phrase, the most common response is, “Everything changes.” In the se...

There was an article in Mother Jones last week about a man named Keith who has spent 27 years in solitary confinement. In a supermax prison in Ohio, he is is...

I’ve spent a lot of time in solitary and group retreats. As these corona days go by, I’ve been surprised to notice some things happening to me that remind me...

I heard on a podcast the other day that the reason the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918 faded so mysteriously from our collective memory is that many people felt...

Dear friends, This is the first in what I plan to be a weekly blog about mindfulness. I had one ready to post today, but, waking up this morning and feeling ...