The Best Season
Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter.If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things,this is the… Read More »The Best Season
How Would You Like to Die?
A few years ago, a dying friend read me some lines from the Hindu epic the Mahabharata. They made me smile. Virtuous King Yudhistara (the son of Yama, the… Read More »How Would You Like to Die?
We Humans are Hardwired for This
Compassion may be the biggest, most valuable tool in the whole vegan message. Compassion is not only a core tenet, it’s hardwired into being human.… Read More »We Humans are Hardwired for This
Recording of the Community Peace Meditation (2/12/26)
Hi, everybody! We have received several messages from folks saying that: 1) They wanted to attend this morning’s Community Peace Meditation; 2) They were unable… Read More »Recording of the Community Peace Meditation (2/12/26)
Concerning Sorrow
Concerning sorrow,The beginning of sorrow,The eightfold way,And the end of sorrow.Then at last she is safe.She has shaken off sorrow.She is free. The Buddhafrom The… Read More »Concerning Sorrow
The Taoteching #32
The Tao has never had a namesimple and though smallno one can command itif a lord upheld itthe world would be his guestwhen Heaven joins… Read More »The Taoteching #32
REMINDER: February 12 Peace Meditation to Coincide with Monks’ Arrival in Washington
On October 26, 2025, 19 Vietnamese monks began a 2,300 mile walk from Fort Worth Texas to Washington DC to promote peace throughout the world.… Read More »REMINDER: February 12 Peace Meditation to Coincide with Monks’ Arrival in Washington
SAVE THE DATE: Deep-healing, Somatic Workshop with Jason Smith on February 28!
SAVE THE DATE: Deep-healing, Somatic Workshop with Jason Smith on February 28! The Wisdom Beneath the Wound; Somatic Practice for Deep Healing Saturday, February 28th, 2026,… Read More »SAVE THE DATE: Deep-healing, Somatic Workshop with Jason Smith on February 28!
On Connectedness with Animals
Yet for all the ease with which we connect and feel close to our pets and other animals, we all too often remain indifferent to… Read More »On Connectedness with Animals
On Service
“‘If a sage contemplates rightly on a mountain peak, the effects are perceptible a thousand miles away.’ Is that a ‘useless and selfish shutting away… Read More »On Service