Mindfulness

Life as a Stage

The first time I performed a concert in front of a live audience, I was terrified. My hands were shaking so uncontrollably that I…

Hurt by Thoughts

I remember being teased a lot as a kid, ridiculed with various names. Intervening teachers would suggest this common adage as a…

The Memory Trap

What is memory?

Typically, we consider memory the encapsulation of some neural pathway in the brain —…

Right Now It’s Like This

It’s so easy to complain about current circumstances. We do it all the time. Perhaps not verbally, but certainly in…

Spooky Action at a Distance

Something really strange occurs at the microscopic level of particles such as electrons. So bizarre that no…

Why Do We Care?

I used to have a sports team that I rooted for. I didn’t know anyone on the team, I had no affiliation with the team whatsoever. I…

What Prevents Us From Choosing Peace?

Dorothy Martin heard a voice: “The world will end in an apocalypse shortly before dawn on…

On Self-Awareness & Awakening

It was a crisp early morning when the monk decided to meditate away from the monastery. At a nearby lake…