In the vortex of the Eight Worldly Winds
Whatever is going on in your life right now, if you really pay attention, you will see that it is
Tag: Buddhism
Cultivating with the core insights
In exploring the question What am I cultivating here? we have been working with a gardening analogy. In this analogy
Inquiry Series: Valuable Question #3: Is what I am telling myself true?
In this series on self-inquiry, we have been posing powerful questions like ‘What is my intention here?’ and ‘What am
Trying to capture an experience is not the experience itself
I recently had the good fortune to stand in front of Vincent Van Gogh’s painting ‘The Starry Night’ while visiting
Equanimity :: Holding life in an open embrace
In the last few posts of my dharma talks we have been looking at the Brahma-viharas, spacious mind-states where we
Envy can be a useful clarifying tool
Envy makes us feel like we’re on the outside looking in, that we don’t belong, that there’s something wrong with
Sniff, sniff. What’s cooking?
One of the Buddha’s most handy-dandy teachings is called the Noble Eightfold Path. It’s a practical tool for sorting out
