Kellie Schorr works as a commissioned novelist who writes mystery genre novels for traditional publishers. Her published credentials also include: journal articles, short stories, and a two-year stint writing for a web-comic. Kellie’s fiction is represented by the Kathryn Green Literary Agency. Kellie has been practicing meditation for nearly 20 years. Her practice is housed in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. She is currently studying Vajrayana and Dzogchen as a member of the Buddhist Yogis Sangha from Ngapka International. She lives and works in rural Virginia with her partner, Cathy, and three beagles. Her favorite word is chiaroscuro. You can contact or find more about her at The Bottom Line.
Requiem: How Mary Oliver Taught Me to Stop Suffering
By Kellie Schorr There is a way to stop suffering. It looks odd by itself, doesn’t it? It’s usually slotted tight in 3rd place of the Four Noble Truths---like the “middle child” of Buddhism’s defining teaching. We all agree on the First...
The Echoing Madness: Anger and Liberation in Shambhala’s Continuing Scandal
By Kellie Schorr “The bell has been rung. It is echoing off every wall in my home. It is calling me to meditate. It is crushing my ability to concentrate. It may never stop ringing. It can’t be un-rung.” Those were the words I wrote nine...
Classic Style, Ancient Truth: The Magnanimous Heart by Narayan Helen Liebenson {Book Review}
By Kellie Schorr Are you looking for a self-helpish, inspirational book with a cover that pops, short paragraphs, handy bulleted lists, subtitles, and chapters like, “The 4 Steps to ” that balances amazing life changes with a “lighter than...
The Woman Made of Tears: How a Green Goddess Helps Me Live with Thick Skin and an Open Heart
By Kellie Schorr I am a progressive, lesbian Buddhist who lives in the conservative Christian South. I love my beautiful rural Virginia home and the wonderful friends I’ve made. I don’t want to make it sound bad, because I have daily good...
In the Deep Midwinter: Ringing the Bells of Equanimity {Part 4}
By Kellie Schorr In the Deep Midwinter is a four week series on the Four Immeasurables as a Buddhist meditation in the tradition of Advent, a Christian season of introspection the weeks prior to Christmas. Like most people who go to stores...
In the Deep Midwinter: The Gift of Sympathetic Joy {Part 3}
By Kellie Schorr In the Deep Midwinter is a four week series on the Four Immeasurables as a Buddhist meditation in the tradition of Advent, a Christian season of introspection the weeks prior to Christmas. I know it ages me, but I have to...
In the Deep Midwinter: The Warmth of Compassion {Part 2}
By Kellie Schorr In the Deep Midwinter is a 4 week series on the Four Immeasurables as a Buddhist meditation in the tradition of Advent, a Christian season of introspection the weeks prior to Christmas. Everyone knows that one person who is...
In the Deep Midwinter: Loving Kindness as Light {Part 1}
By Kellie Schorr In the Deep Midwinter is a 4 week series on the Four Immeasurables as a Buddhist meditation in the tradition of Advent, a Christian season of introspection the weeks prior to Christmas. While having my teeth cleaned, the...
The Future is Open: Good Karma, Bad Karma and Beyond Karma by Chögyam Trungpa, Edited by Carolyn Roe Gimian {Book Review}
By Kellie Schorr You know that game you play in those awful “team building/ice breaker” events at work; the one that says “If you could talk to any person, living or dead, who would it be?” I usually answer “Jim Henson” to that question, but...
Will You Pray for Me? A Buddhist Perspective on Prayer
By Kellie Schorr When a Christian friend posted on Facebook about a sorrow she was experiencing, the words “prayers” and “praying for you” filled her feed. In a situation like that I usually write “sending love” or “I am with you”---not...
The Hell Realm: What to do When Everything is on Fire (and How Knitting Helps)
By Kellie Schorr In Buddhism we try to transcend such dualism as heaven/hell or good/bad, but there is still the Hell Realm to think about. For those Buddhists who believe in rebirth, the six realms represent a possible destination/transition...
Finding Compassion in a Time of Ire
By Kellie Schorr I’m a steady and strong person, often the “voice of reason” (even when I’m sometimes unreasonable), and peaceful at deep, still-waters level. I am occasionally funny and often laughable. When I’m involved in those awful group “tell us...
The Dharma of Saying Unpleasant Things
By Kellie Schorr “I want you to listen to everything I’m going to say very carefully. Your test results are back and they indicate that you are HIV positive.” What’s the most unpleasant thing you’ve had to tell someone? For me, that...
The Dark Wheel: Dealing Constructively with Intrusive Thoughts
By Kellie Schorr It is a pretty day for her long drive home. Sun setting over the hills, trees shimmering in the autumn breeze as smooth jazz plays on the car radio. Life is beautiful. Suddenly, there’s a car in her backseat! Well, not exactly in the...
In Defense of a Passionate Practice
By Kellie Schorr “Kleshas are properties that dull the mind and are the basis for all unwholesome actions. The three main kleshas are passion, aggression, and ignorance.” Chögyam Trungpa. The Truth of Suffering and the Path of Liberation....
