Whether we call it Zazen, Ch’an, Mahamudra, or Trekcho, noticing and letting-go are the essence of meditation. But how could mindfulness...

It is wise advice to not bring a knife to a gun fight, and if you are healthy and well-adjusted do not fight a psychopath on his own...

It is indisputable that Facebook is both a horizontal monopoly as well as a financial power house, undermining the mental health of its...

Yes, two strangers may enter a foxhole, but if the barrage is heavy, they leave as siblings. Why is this? As mammals we evolved to...

Lao Tzu’s view of the Beneficial Way as described in the Tao Te Ching is beautiful. It is matriarchal, and flexible, and vulnerable, and...

“Repent oh atheist…” he commanded “that you might have eternal life!” “But why…” I asked “would I want to spend eternity with you and...

There is something inherently vague, loosey-goosey, and inaccurate about language. Although various translations of the Tao Te Ching vary...

The pseudo-spiritual quest to determine the “true” cause of our anger, fear, or sadness is a fool’s errand. It exhausts our time and...

Should we only be respectful of those who are respectful of us? Quid Pro Quo, this for that, does a very good job of describing a...

I love Neo Noir, when it is done well. I think of “Brick” set in high school, in contemporary times; and though nary a fedora nor a...

Superstition can be spooky, and fun, and exciting especially at this time of year. It promises health, riches, and love; but it comes at...

The lethal virus Covid 19 has taken many lives. A secret of its virulence lies in the presence of a symbiotic virus: craven greed. Its...

The irony is profound: the more concerned we are, that we might be narcissistic the lower the chances that we are. But the opposite is...

Good evening fellow old guys. In 1979 Patrick Hernandez released his only hit, “Born to be Alive.” Similarly, healthy mammals are born to...

Those of us with, so called, invisible disabilities are often accused of faking it for attention. Hear that long enough and you’ll begin...

How did it happen? How did a religion, based upon writings such as “God is Love” come to oppose empathy? The same way that the Food and...

You are not the troll whisperer. For some folks self-esteem is based on denying us the benefit of the doubt: like Palpatine who accused...

Good evening my fellow hedonists. If you want short lived, spiky, and unsustainable pleasure then the under-brain’s dopamine reward...

“Gotta support the team” Puddy bellowed in the “Face Painter” episode of Seinfeld. But the team didn’t care, they didn’t even notice....

Let us not mistake detachment for revulsion, renunciation or rejection. Despite the ravings of patriarchy, one cannot hate or fear their...