Gallery How to Be a Fashion-Loving Minimalist If you read an article about how to live without an income every day for the rest of your life, you might be thinking, “Well … that isn’t going to happen.” But you’re wrong, because there is the possibility that we can achieve that on a daily basis. It’s not easy, but there are some […] Written by jack121400 October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why I Left and Why I Stayed A few weeks ago, Gallup published an article citing how church membership has fallen below 50% for the first time. I read the details of their findings and did not find their results particularly surprising. Most of the people I grew up with in church no longer affiliate with a specific church, let alone claim […] Written by Red Letter Christians April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Natural Joy When Harvard psychologist Jack Engler was doing his research, he asked my teacher Dipama about the place of joy. “This all sounds very gray,” he said. “Getting rid of greed, getting rid of hate, getting rid of ignorance. Where’s the juice?” “Oh, you don’t understand!” Dipama burst out laughing. “There is so much sameness in […] Written by Jack Kornfield April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Why I Left and Why I Stayed A few weeks ago, Gallup published an article citing how church membership has fallen below 50% for the first time. I read the details of their findings and did not find their results particularly surprising. Most of the people I grew up with in church no longer affiliate with a specific church, let alone claim […] Written by Red Letter Christians April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Natural Joy When Harvard psychologist Jack Engler was doing his research, he asked my teacher Dipama about the place of joy. “This all sounds very gray,” he said. “Getting rid of greed, getting rid of hate, getting rid of ignorance. Where’s the juice?” “Oh, you don’t understand!” Dipama burst out laughing. “There is so much sameness in […] Written by Jack Kornfield April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Judgments are so easy I participated in a small 24-hour clergy spiritual retreat over the last day (through zoom). The woman leading the retreat was talking this morning about judgment. Her point was that judgment is easy, but that it is not where we will find God. She began by asking us to look at […] Written by Barbara Barkley April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Let Me Know When You See The Iguana BY MELISSA MYOZEN BLACKER Melissa Myozen Blacker proposes that awakening isn’t that complicated. It’s when we encounter something just as it is, without preconception. You know the feeling: you’ve lost something and suddenly you realize it’s been there right in front of you the whole time. Those missing keys or that misplaced hat were, as […] Written by Minerva Lee April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Audio: A Meditation on Grief Grief is one of the heart’s natural responses to loss. When we grieve we allow ourselves to feel the truth of our pain, the measure of betrayal or tragedy in our life. By our willingness to mourn, we slowly acknowledge, integrate, and accept the truth of our losses. Sometimes the best way to let […] Written by Jack Kornfield April 17, 2021April 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Wandering into Wonder In my last dharma post, I talked about how the mind may tend to wander in meditation, and yet we still benefit from the practice. Now let’s look at how to transform the wandering mind into a state of wonder. When we notice the mind is wandering, instead of giving ourselves a hard time about […] Written by Stephanie Noble April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How I Begin the First Counseling Session It is common for people to ask how to begin the very first counseling session with another person (informal or formal). For what it’s worth, here’s what I do. Direct them to God as Helper. I begin by thanking the person for showing a desire to seek God’s help for their particular struggle. I assure […] Written by Paul Tautges April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
