A colleague once reported that a young person he knew had died by suicide. He lamented that we don’t reach out and ask for help, and...

We are exposed to so much noise. This noise takes many forms. Some of it is silent, like our perpetual reading of stuff on our phones...

I usually talk to people about the alaya in the context of managing emotions: as seeds of emotion manifest in the mind, arising from the...

This spring the cottonwood tree in my yard has been unusually fecund. An incredible amount of white, cottony fuzz has been floating in...

One step at a time. One moment at a time. Come back. Come back to yourself. Breathe. Contemplate everything deeply.

Say you are very thirsty, and the only water you have is a glass of muddy water. Since you have no other water, you can’t afford to just...

In the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, he often says that taking one step or one breath in mindfulness can bring peace right away. This...

On January 22, 2022, a great being departed from this life. Thich Nhat Hanh was 95 years old. Instrumental in bringing Buddhism, in...

One day last week, news of three deaths reached me within a 24 hour period. Two were former clients. One was the son of one of these...

To live with the complexity of the modern world requires a capacity to live with paradox. To live a spiritual life requires this even...