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  • Understanding Suffering

    This is a short section from the book, High Altitude Meditation by Doug Kraft. The Buddha never said “Life is Suffering.” He said it had suffering. If we look deeply…

  • Self-Doubt

    I read an article from the New York Times by Elizabeth Bernstein entitled “Steps to Turn Off the Nagging Self-Doubt in Your Head.” The essence of the piece was what…

  • Infusion II

    Have you ever been online in a Zoom meeting when you looked up and realized you were staring at a blank screen? The spokes of the “Wheel of Frustration” moving…

  • Improvisation

    My Son is an Improviser. I am a Buddhist. My son gets together with a group of other improvisers for performances and, with the mere suggestion of a topic, they…

  • Handshake IV

    We are working through the 5 points of Handshake Practice (Compassionate Presence to Feelings).Recall that the first three points were: Now we come to point four: Rest in Space (Spaciousness…

  • Big Sky Mind

    I’ve mentioned before a practice called Big Sky Mind, given to me by the former minister of the First Unitarian Church, the late Rev. Thomas Ahlburn. This practice encourages us…

  • At the Corner Store

    This week, I’d like to share a poem by Alison Luterman, “At The Corner Store,” quoted in John Makransky’s book, Awakening Through Love. John uses the poem to illustrate two…

  • A Deeper Power Within and Beyond the Self

    I was first introduced to Big Sky Mind practice sometime in the 1990’s by Tom Ahlburn, minister of the First Unitarian Church at the time. Tom introduced many of us…