In Search of Wisdom Do you need more knowledge? Is more information going to save the world, or faster computers, more scientific or intellectual analysis?… Read More »In Search of Wisdom

Mountains as Teachers Mountains are extolled not only for their qualities but also for their effect on those who relate to them. Taking refuge in… Read More »Mountains as Teachers

Which One Would You Choose to Die? . . . At this point (in the practice of expanding metta), conditional love unfolds into unconditional love.… Read More »Which One Would You Choose to Die?

Don’t Waste the Precious Time Sad is the [person] who in his youthLived loosely and squandered his fortune — Sad as a broken bow,And sadly… Read More »Don’t Waste the Precious Time

True Renunciation Is Not a Depressive View When renunciation, emphasizing abandoning the happiness of this life, is taught, it remains questionable how valuable this notion… Read More »True Renunciation Is Not a Depressive View

The Tea Master & the Assasin Taiko, a warrior who lived in Japan before the Tokugawa era, studied Cha-no-yu, tea etiquette, with Sen no Rikyu,… Read More »The Tea Master & the Assasin

Awareness of the Moment Has Become Something to Fear If trauma entails a disconnection from the self, then it makes sense to say that we… Read More »Awareness of the Moment Has Become Something to Fear

For Spiritual Gain, Sit Still By only listening or reading you will not achieve anything [spiritually]. You have to do something practically and that is… Read More »For Spiritual Gain, Sit Still

Trauma Is Not What Happens to You but What Happens Inside You A more basic question comes first: What is trauma? As I use the… Read More »Trauma Is Not What Happens to You but What Happens Inside You

The Broad and Surprisingly Inclusive Trauma Spectrum The usual conception of trauma conjures up notions of catastrophic events: hurricanes, abuse, egregious neglect, and war. This… Read More »The Broad and Surprisingly Inclusive Trauma Spectrum