The Chrysalis and the Great Turning: Imaginal Cells and the Birth of a Renewed Humanity
In a way, what we're seeing today is really a symptom of our shared humanity. Here we are in the 21st century, living in late-stage capitalism, where …
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Stand Up For Compassion – A Free Course and Resource For Navigating Uncertain Times
Our world is in a time of enormous change, which Joanna Macy calls “The Great Turning.” In these uncertain times—of unrest, of division, of deep…
Meeting Chaos with Compassion and Humor through “The Roots of Buddhist Psychology”
I invite you to read this wonderful article below by the talented Melissa Hart, celebrating the anniversary of a defining lecture lecture series I sha…
Tipping the Scales to Compassion: Becoming a Makeweight of Hope
What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something good.…
Hopeful Wisdom for Difficult Times: Transforming Despair and Anxiety with Love and Courage
In this world we deal with loss and difficulty—there's climate change, continuing racism, injustice, refugees suffering around the world, and our gr…
Stand Up For Compassion
We are living in wild times. I have been shocked and concerned by the ramifications of many of our new governmental policies. In the midst of the cur…
Always Look for the Helpers: Staying Steady and Hopeful Amidst Upheaval
The children's Bodhisattva, Mr. Rogers, describes how his mother taught him to see the disasters of the world in a new way. Instead of focusing just o…
The Wisdom of Insecurity: Awakening in Every Moment
Spiritual life is not about possessing or finding security, but rather it's discovering what Alan Watts called the Wisdom of Insecurity – the capaci…
Rediscovering the Secret Beauty Within: Opening to Love, Presence, and Connection
What you most deeply long for is who you are, is coming back to your own heart, to your own beauty, your own wellbeing that you were born with, to tha…
How Buddhist Monks Celebrate Christmas
One December, the Western monks at my Thai teacher Ajahn Chah's Western forest monastery decided to put up a Christmas tree. The villagers who built a…
Post-Election Decompression: Navigating Politics, Suffering, and Change with a Loving Heart Amidst It All
We are at a major time of change on this earth, what JoAnna Macy calls 'The Great Turning.' This opportunity asks if we as a species are ready to shif…
Powerful Inner Forces: Moving Past Blame and the ‘Enemy Du Jour’
The first step in working with difficult energies is to see them clearly, using the power of mindfulness, of loving awareness.
