A coaching cue in weight training is a very short phrase a trainer will say to an athlete to correct the athlete's form during a lift....

I practiced with the Kwan Um School of Zen, in Chicago, then in LA. They often recited the Bodhisattva Vows (a Bodhisattva is an aspiring...

Read a quote somewhere from the book “Cultivating the Empty Field” - about the Chinese Zen (Chan) Master Hongzhi: “Silent illumination,...

(Had a very busy day, working with new software, tackling the learning curve, doing some necessary planning / decision-making. Toward the...

The Buddha taught that there is no ongoing, abiding thing in anyone or anything that can be called a “self”. That which we call “self” is...

We talk about letting go of thoughts, letting go of clinging, etc. I think it’s important to distinguish “letting go” from making these...

Reading stuff about Seuhn Sahn in Jon Kabat-Zinnʻs book “Coming Back to Our Senses”…today, remembered about his / Kwan Umʻs core...

I practiced meditation (sitting, walking, chanting, everyday-life-mindfulness) for many years, but, due to an error, only got so far.*...

We want to practice mindfulness, and that means being present in this moment, rather than lost in thought. But thoughts invariably come...

Even when we’ve been practicing coming back to this moment, there can be times when difficult situations - problems in relationships, for...

A.m. crabby thoughts, negative thoughts, crazy thoughts - unacceptable! Oh really? Well, unacceptable to act out on; unacceptable to...

The Buddha taught that there are 3 marks of existence: Dissatisfaction, Impermanence, and Non-Self. These are connected: there is no self...

Like a musician practicing scales or a golfer practicing swings, practicing awareness and letting go away from the arena of action - away...