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Have you ever felt worry about not having enough money; envy of those who have more than you; or guilt, fear, or shame for how you have spent money? If so, chances are you learned these lessons from your family and stories you heard growing up. Maybe you were raised in a household where your […]
One of the most common complaints couples have is not having enough time to work on — and enjoy — their relationship. We don’t need to take long vacations or have extravagant nights out to stay connected. Regular walks, simple date nights, and setting aside short moments during each day when we come together and […]
If we don’t learn how to address our grievances directly, they will inevitably make themselves known indirectly in more toxic forms. When we aren’t willing to speak up (whether out of fear, self-doubt, or an impulse to please), it’s impossible to heal issues in our relationships. At the same time, it’s unhelpful to blurt out […]
How do we heal the inner confusion, distraction, and conflict we live with? Usually we run here and there, looking for answers and solutions. In Zen practice the answer is startlingly simple. Not only do we pay radical and loving attention to whatever appears in our lives, we take good care of it. When we […]
When I was a twenty-something getting married, I was in bliss. My fiancé and I rarely disagreed. We had similar goals, and for those things that did not exactly align, it was ok because they did not interfere with what we each were doing and trying to accomplish. It felt like a “perfect” relationship. In […]
I have been going through a “rough” spot. A relationship breaking up and chronic back pain. ALL AT THE SAME TIME! I can’t say that the back pain wasn’t a symptom of the stress of going through a break-up. I’m a firm believer that emotional pain can manifest physically in your body, usually through the […]
The Buddha talked about the “impermanence of all things.” To use a metaphor, life is like the flow of a river. Although it may be the same river geographically, the water flowing through it is most certainly not the same from moment to moment. Thus the river is always changing. The same is true of […]
As I sat on the floor in my closet, unpacking boxes of dusty journals and notebooks I’d collected over the past 20+ years, the task at hand seemed overwhelming. How do I organize all of these life experiences into a coherent story? How do I put these events into a clear, chronological order for my […]
Deepak Chopra, as one of the keynote speakers at the 18th International Conference of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) this past July, discussed “The Nature of Reality.” He posed the questions, “What is the universe made of?” and, “What is the biological basis of consciousness?” Positing the theory that fundamental reality has no boundaries—it […]
Dear Swami: For such an enlightened being, you seem way too innocent. I mean, trying to change the world? Give me a break. The world is as it is, and it always will be. Even Jesus said the poor would always be among us. Forget utopian visions. Why not just accept things as they are? […]
