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The following post was written by one of the members of my meditation community on an experience that happened to her just before Christmas. It’s a wonderful story about acceptance and putting mindfulness practice into action, precisely at the moment its most needed. It’s a tale of courage and I am grateful for Jo’s contribution…

Mu is Zen’s most famous and challenging koan.  The Book of Mu (Wisdom Publications) is a collection of essays, contemporary and classic on this ancient mind puzzle and a wonderful introduction to the practice of Zen. I have had little exposure to the Rinzai and koan traditions of Zen. I have practiced Soto Zen and…

Sexual scandals have given spiritual communities a bad name. And no tradition has been immune from their occurrence.  Many websites document the sobering and continuing incidents of sexual involvement, as well as other abuses of power (google spiritual teacher and scandal). This book does not get into the specifics of such incidents, but rather seeks…

                It’s Stress Reduction Sunday. Read my weekly post in the Connecticut Watchdog. Here is my CT Watchdog posts from last week:   DESTRESS: Savor Each Moment         If you caught Fresh Air earlier this week you heard a fascinating interview with Grant Achatz, master chef…
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