Zen
The Day I Met the Dalai Lama
In this vivid, intimate account, Canyon Sam recalls her 1986 audience with His Holiness—...
A Meditation on Endings
By drawing our attention to endings and our developed habits about the way we meet...
Rewire Your Food Cravings and Triggers
Bringing awareness to our food cravings can change our relationship to them—we can...
Addiction, Trauma, and the Problem of Being Present
Mindfulness can be a powerful tool in addiction recovery—but it's crucial to understand...
Grasping Way, Granting Way
Some thoughts on practice in the New Year The post Grasping Way, Granting Way appeared...
Approaching Nonduality
Practice with the koan “If all things return to one, where does the one return?”...
You’ve Already Arrived
Understanding the peace and openness of the don’t-know mind—and that we’ve been...
Nirvana Is Here and Now
A koan practice for working with resistance to what is, and for finding the unknown...
Small Mind, Big Mind
Thoughts in the mind are like waves in the ocean: you can never fully stop them...
Trauma, Darkness, and the Powerful Therapy That’s Helping...
Trigger Warning: This piece contains references to childhood trauma, depression,...