Often when we are trying to do a kindness for someone it backfires because there is too much of ego in it—too much of self. Trying to be...

Psychologist Fritz Perls advised us to “lose our minds and come to our senses.” Beneath the clever word play is important advice. We...

In any kind of loving relationship, true love is based on deep attunement with the one you love. Beginning with the relationship...

Often when someone we care about is distressed, we are tempted to give advice. Occasionally, this is even helpful. But the times when...

We all experience frustrations, aggravations, and tensions in our daily lives. But occasionally, life throws us a dilemma that can...

I am writing this within a few days of the latest mass shooting—this one in San Bernardino, California, with 14 dead, and more wounded....

When we think of wisdom, we often think of things that are difficult, hard to understand, deep, or esoteric. But wisdom is about being...

In the foyer of my house hangs some calligraphy by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. I got it on retreat with him years ago, and though at the...

If we wonder sometimes why our meditation and mindfulness practice isn’t bringing us peace, perhaps it is because we are going about it...

If you could only choose one spiritual practice, a lot could be said for the cultivation of loving kindness toward yourself. Learn to...