When I started dealing with the effects of growing up in an alcoholic family, I was so bound up in the fear and terror of what I had lived through as a child, that those emotions were all I could see for a long time.
Franz Kafka Was A Buddhist
I recently ran across Rick Bateman’s insightful article delving into some intriguing commonalities between the Buddha and author, Ayn Rand. Having only made it half way through Atlas Shrugged without dissolving into a coursing fit of riotous indignation, I applaud Bateman’s peace around Rand’s self-focused literature. I must say my attempt at the novel was […]
Minute to Freedom #43: Parents and Paradox
Today let’s talk about parents and paradox. Have you ever felt like you had a love/hate relationship with a parent?
Minute to Freedom #42: Seeking Outside Help
Today let’s talk about seeking outside help. Has it ever seemed like your problems are bigger than you can deal with on your own?
Minute to Freedom #41: Progress
Today let’s talk about progress. Have you ever taken a step forward and not long after find yourself two steps behind where you started?
Minute to Freedom #40: Low Self Esteem
Today let’s talk about low self esteem. Have friends ever told you to give yourself a break? Did it ever seem like you didn’t think much of yourself?
What is Truly Necessary for a Liberated Life?
“We should not have anything that is not necessary.” San Francisco Zen Center founder Suzuki Roshi. This quote got me thinking about stuff. Literally the things we claim ownership over. What fills our houses and apartments. And what often gets in the way of our liberation work. I was a collector when I was younger. […]
In The Company of Trees
Guest Author Joanne Marks writes about opening to the subtle realities of nature, based on her experiences with a grove of trees she’s come to know over a 7 years period of harvesting there medicine.
Minute to Freedom #39: Being Gentle With Myself
Today let’s talk about being gentle with myself. Have you ever felt like you’re too tough on yourself?
Who Dies? – Part II
For those of you who read Part I of this article and are dying to know how it ends (sorry, double pun), welcome back. For new readers, let me summarize the previous piece. The question “Who dies?” asks us to examine what it means to die. It’s an activity, something we are asked to be […]
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