The Tao Te Ching is rather insistent about going with the flow, but what is that? When we are in the zone, our choices, utterances, and...

Some members of our Star Wars fandom ask whether the fault of Anakin’s fall to the dark side could be set before the feed of Senator...

In psychology 101 I read of aversion, and later I experienced it viscerally (care of miracle whip and food poisoning). Train too hard in...

How do we overcome fear? Shall we blind our mindfulness to fear’s perception? Do henchmen tie us to a gurney, rendering us immobile that...

Many centuries ago it was taught that perfect love drives out fear, and trusts all things, while fear (by inference) suspects all things....

It is true: some emotions, intentions, thoughts, memories, and imaginings could be remarkably painful. Out of compassion for their...

No one completes life’s journey without scaring their body and heart. Pain provides ample motivation to learn from our romantic errors....

My Ukrainian brothers and sisters, there are people whose job is to make your life as difficult as possible, if not murder you. Our...

Everybody plays the fool. Each of us knows how deceptively good it can feel, to dial down our mindfulness, and believe our own press:...

In the 1990’s I stumbled upon Fritjof Capra’s “The Tao of Physics.” Could there also be a Tao of Romance, for it, too, is mysterious and...

They say, “No Taoist should trifle in talismans, enchantments, or healings.” They say, “No Taoist should practice chaos magick or even...

“Doing the right thing, for the wrong reason, is NO longer the right thing.” or something like that. But such malarkey (masquerading as...

Turmoil could be stressful, and have many sources such as: chronic fatigue syndrome, pain issues, sleep issues, anxiety, ADHD, DPDR and...

Language does not easily lend itself to describing the neurodivergent experience, for it was composed by neurotypicals, for...

Nature hates a vacuum, and our minds detest a mystery. So when we feel anxiety or annoyance yet are unable to find an object to identify...

The phantasms of certitude that we are being watched and condemned do a very good job of making of our life an invisible prison, and what...

Meditating once every twelve hours could sound great, on paper, but sometime it could feel like an impossibility. There are some who...

When we turn to the 14th verse of the Dhammapada and read: “Just as the rain does NOT break through a well thatched house, even so...

Beginning meditation could feel daunting, with so many people demanding we do things that our brains have not evolved to do (such as...

It has been said, “To the man armed only with a hammer, every problems resembles a nail.” Similarly, it is NOT uncommon for meditation...