Buddha on Mindfulness – from the Anapanasati Sutta
As a birthday gift to myself, I thought I’d pull out one of my teacher’s favorites on meditation. Mine, too. It’s the classic of all classics. It’s the Buddha’s Anapanasati Sutta with his famous teaching on mindfulness. Try it. It’s READ MORE
The Insanity of Trying to Change My World
What’s the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result? Well, then I must be nuttier than a fruitcake. Because I’m still here talking about peace while addressing the conditions — both inner READ MORE
What’s Getting Into People?
What the hell is getting into some people these days? Berkeley protesters riot to keep Milo Yannopolis from being heard. Milo, if you don’t know, goes by the moniker The Dangerous Faggot. A gay conservative, Milo is technology editor for READ MORE
What’s Trump Doing in the South China Sea?
Tensions are escalating in the South China Sea. President-elect Donald Trump recently announced he was called by the president of Taiwan, in an apparent break with US-China policy dating back to 1979. In case you missed it, here’s his tweet: READ MORE
What Steals Your Peace?
Yesterday I heard someone say they wanted world peace. That sure would be great. But then I thought, wouldn’t it be nice to have peace a little closer to home — like in all the other aspects of our lives? READ MORE
Connecting Spirituality and Peace
What is the link between spirituality and peace? I’m not sure either can exist without the other. Spirituality tries to explain our relationship to source and what our lives are all about. Peace is the condition that comes from knowing READ MORE
Seven Declarations of Independence from Conflict
If you’re tired of all the fighting that mars our world and steals our peace, perhaps you’ll try some of these declarations on for size: I release my need to get my way or impose my will on anyone; I READ MORE
Give Yourself the Gift of Peace
This is the season for bringing light into dark places. So why not shine it into your own innermost recesses, where the seeds of conflict sprout and grow? What are those seeds? Fear and desire are big ones, but less READ MORE
Engaging the Things that Steal Your Peace
Okay. So now you’re steeped in peace. Nothing can disturb your reverie, right? Wanna bet? No matter how much at peace you think you are, there’s always more. There’s always a deeper peace waiting. Finding your state of inner calm READ MORE
What are you doing for peace?
So you say you want peace? Then what are you willing to do to get it? Everywhere I turn I hear somebody talking about peace. World peace. Inner peace. Peace prizes. Apparently it has some value if so many people READ MORE
