In the Buddhist teaching, Upajjhatthana Sutta, there are five remembrances for contemplation. The one I reflect on the most, by far, was best paraphrased by the late Thich Nhat Hanh: My Actions are my only true belongings. They are the…
People can get a little nostalgic. Sometimes about great moments of the past which is understandable. But more often, we get nostalgic about things we are misremembering or even things that are just didn't happen. No matter where that rosy…
There is a deep veil of tired over many people, myself included, right now. We are tired of the pandemic, tired of social media, tired of people dying, and tired of the contentiousness of this moment -- just exhausted. Every…
In Buddhism, there is a concept of don't know. It doesn't mean that one lacks knowledge, it means that one accepts the unknown-- without comment. In so doing, one becomes knowledge, because one simply recognizes knowledge. When we present, we…