Mindfulness & Vowing the Impossible

About 25 years ago I was a resident in a Zen Buddhist training center. For two years, each morning and evening, I would meditate in the zendo alongside fellow priests, monks, and trainees, and we [...]

Modern Mysticism

Have you ever thought of yourself as a mystic?  You’ll rarely find a mystic calling herself a mystic, though anyone who seeks to experience the Divine on a personal and intimate level could [...]