What I’ve been reading lately
Reviews of a few books I highly recommend.
Category: dharma
Dharma, dharma everywhere — even in my just published short story!
Yay! My short story The Homecoming is in the Fall 2018 issue of the Birdland Journal, an online publication that celebrates
Taking Refuge, Taking Responsibility
Two weeks ago we talked about taking refuge and how refuge is not a place to escape to but a
Taking Refuge, Taking Root
At the beginning of a silent Buddhist retreat we ‘take refuge.’ This is a moment of deepening and clarifying our
The Lasting Value of a Meditation Retreat
Last week we talked about the Three Refuges, ‘The Triple Gem’ of the Buddha, the dharma and the sangha, or
Taking Refuge
I continue to read Buddha’s Brain by Rick Hanson, and I really appreciate learning the scientific findings of the value
Mother’s Day Dharma
I am every kind of mother — a step-mother, a biological mother, an adoptive mother, a mother-in-law and a grandmother.
Intention
Holding the world in an open embrace is my primary intention, so I’ve made it the title of this blog.
