Getting Real with Spiritual Bypass
Spiritual bypassing is a superficial way of glossing over problems in a way that might make us feel better in the short term, but ultimately solves nothing and just leaves the problem to linger...
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Climate Code Red: The Call of This Moment
However challenging, we are in these times because we need to be here. We are here to release from what no longer serves and to infuse a new story with clear, wise, conscious intention;...
Inclusiveness: Staying Open Through Change, Loss and Disruption
When we are faced with suffering and uncertainty or life becomes overwhelming we can tense up, resist or try to control. But when we open and let go in the midst of change and...
Life’s Basic Drives
Beyond seeking food and sex, life is naturally difficult and disappointing. All living creatures are programmed to seek security and safety, and as humans, we also desire certainty. As a result, we often live...
A Relational Dhamma
Humans are as intrinsically relational as they are individual. Every moment of life tells us this. What does this mean? Insight Dialogue, a relational meditation practice, puts this powerful truth to work. In relational...
Embodied Wisdom
Under normal circumstances, most people’s inner wisdom gets drowned out by today’s fast-paced, demanding world. But add a worldwide pandemic and climate change catastrophes to the mix and it has become apparent that people’s...
Endless, Timeless Freedom
The timeless freedom teachings of the Buddha are endlessly deep and widely applicable. They support more focus and presence, more empathy and compassion, more patience and dedication. Yet, perhaps at times, we overlook the...
Compassion, Emergence and Climate Change
Emergence is the process of coming into being. Emergence helps us to recognize that change is not the end of something. In its place, something new is always created… Emergence can help us to...
The Roots of Discouragement
Progress in meditation may be slower than we anticipate. Discouragement develops when the comparing mind holds unrealistic expectations, demands perfection, and craves for measurable progress, predictable results, or signposts of success. This obstacle of...
Leaning into Change and Collapse
One or other generation will inevitably be the last humans on earth, and despite our resistance to contemplating such a scenario, there is no reason that couldn’t be us. We might naturally hope for...