Perhaps because of the Covid virus, it seems that I am having more conversations than ever with people about death. Unfortunately, there...

It’s a windy day here in New Mexico. More harbingers of the winter that is coming, which by all accounts looks like it is going to be a...

When you meditate, when you practice mindfulness in daily life, don’t aim at becoming a Buddha: Just meditate to enjoy the peace of...

Can Anger Be a Motivator for Change? In these days of great social unrest, some have proposed that anger is a good motivation for change....

Maintaining Positive Mental States We have been discussing the practice of virya, or diligence, meaning discouraging negative states from...

Dealing With Arisen Negative Emotional States In my last blog, I discussed the first aspect of virya—discouraging negative emotional...