Spiritual Gangster: The Buddha’s Lesson on Fear and Dread
I was preparing to go inside because I serve as a spiritual advisor to Christa Pike, a woman on death row whose execution is scheduled for later this year.
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Impermanence: A Benign and Powerful Lesson
The gift of presence happens when we slow down, take deep breaths, and take in the beauty all around us even when our bodies are in pain or our plans are disrupted or our hearts are breaking with grief.
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Who Are You Beyond Your Labels?
It sounds like the simplest of questions. Yet for Will Baez, it may be the most difficult, and most important, question we can ask.
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Getting to Know the Not Knowing Mind
The question is, can we live from this not-knowing mind? Is it really possible?
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Enlightened Playlists, or Why Listening to Albums is Good for You
In the Anapanasati Sutta, the Buddha advised, “do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
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