Archives

The Lockdown It’s been just about a year now, give or take a day or two, since my visiting European friends, Sue and Suzi, left Santa Barbara. The U.S. was locking down and they flew home. That’s [...]

Yesterday, before we meditated together during an “Alone Together” guided meditation session, a group of 50 or so meditators was engaged in a discussion during which I asked the [...]

When was the last time you felt in deep communion with creation? Perhaps it was while you were hiking that the wind in the trees and the birdsongs charmed you. Or maybe it was a vibrant sunset [...]

With the news of the Corona Virus and the subsequent lockdowns, popular McLean Meditation Institute faculty and teachers offered daily free online meditations for 9 months, nearly every [...]

Every living being, from people and animals to plants, and even molecules of water, respond to attention. Consider this: when you offer your unconditioned, gentle attention to someone or [...]

Sit in silence and meditate for at least 30 minutes each day. (All at once, or two periods of 15 minutes each.) This purifies your nervous system, helps you to connect to the deepest part of you, [...]

Time to don your Jedi powers, especially those of peacemaking and paying attention.  I have decided not to let my attention-cycle be controlled by the attention-cycle of social media or by the [...]

Why do we make resolutions? I know that I make them to get closer to or to fulfill what I feel is my purpose in life. When I resolve to do something or change my perspective, I imagine it will

Humans are in the middle of a long-overdue awakening. As a collective, we are awakening fully to the challenge of eliminating personal and systemic racism. Black people’s lives matter. Brown [...]

Stressed out? Probably. It is a reality that most of us face. Some people say financial concerns cause stress. Others say their stress comes from a family situation. For many, their job is the [...]

Some of us are feeling tired, stressed, and a little stir-crazy. Others are worried about personal physical health, and for some, this disruption is taking its mental and emotional toll. Then [...]

Everyone wants to be happy, free, and fulfilled. And, here’s the thing, we already are – our soul, our being is naturally like that. And it is creative, wise, patient, and loving too. We can [...]