 A Precious Death
Where there is no death, there are no risks, and life is utterly meaningless. Life is precious, and so death must be precious too. Our job is to figure out why. – Shozan Jack Haubner, “Consider the Seed” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for April 16, 2019
 Radical Regeneration
Buddhist practice and the work of nonviolence can never be separated. They are fused together with spiritual insight and dedicated action and enlivened by a continuous alchemy for regeneration. – Wendy Johnson, “An Alchemy for Regeneration” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for April 12, 2019
 Wisdom Arising
We train the mind to see things as they happen, neither before nor after. And we don’t cling to the past, the future, or even to the present. We participate in what is happening and at the same time observe it without clinging to the events of the past, the future, or the present. We experience our ego or self arising, dissolving, and evaporating without leaving a trace of it. We see how our greed, anger, and ignorance vanish as we see the reality in life. – Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, “Wisdom Arising” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for March 26, 2019
 The Universe of Wonder
To be alive in this beautiful, self-organizing universe–to participate in the dance of life with senses to perceive it, lungs that breathe it, organs that draw nourishment from it–is a wonder beyond words. – Joanna Macy and Sam Mowe, “The Work That Reconnects” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for March 05, 2019
 What is a Mindfulness Break?
A mindfulness break is a period of mindfulness, a period of living life deeply in the present moment which can be practiced anywhere, anytime from a moment, to a minute, to ten minutes, to a couple of hours, to a weekend, to a week, to several months or years. – Jerome Freedman, Mindfulness Breaks: Your Path to Awakening NOTE: This month we celebrate my teachers, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and Father Eli, who taught me so much about meditation, “mind stories” and visualization. My book, Mindfulness Breaks, Your Path to Awakening, celebrates Thich Nhat Hanh and Father Eli. The book was released last month. Chick on the link below or in the bio for more information. |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for January 14, 2019
 Breaking Through
It’s imperative for us to understand that spiritual practice is not just something we do when we’re sitting in meditation or when we’re on retreat. Failing to see everything as an opportunity for practice is a setup for frustration and disappointment, keeping us stuck where we are and limiting our possibilities for inner growth. The more we include in our practice, the more satisfying our life can be. – Ezra Bayda, “Breaking Through” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for January 13, 2019
 How Habits Stick
Sticking to the precepts requires constant self-monitoring, discernment, and effort, but there comes a point when the practicality, the boon, of the thing sinks into the organic body and saturates one’s actions. Violating the precepts gets harder to do. – Mary Talbot, “The Joy of No Sex” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 30, 2018
 Investigating Within
When we allow space into our practice we begin to see the impermanent nature of the thoughts and feelings that arise within our experience–as well as of the conditions, over many of which we have no control. – Tsoknyi Rinpoche, “Allow for Space “ |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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