Remember Mr. Queer Dollar Bill? He and his wife didn’t come in to the restuarant for a few weeks after I came out to them. After the relief and the release I was actually a little sad. It was like Stockholm syndrome: … Continue reading
These are the little joys of sobriety and being out: I don’t have to be ashamed of who I am anymore. My relationships are unburdened by lies. I pay my bills on time. There is good, healthy food in the … Continue reading
OK. So we’ve decided that meditation is something worth trying. We’ve gotten comfortable on a pillow or meditation cushion and realized that “comfortable” is probably just a metaphor for something else entirely. Now what? First of all, meditation is about … Continue reading
“We don’t need to come to Bodhgaya to have a spiritual experience,” he said. “All ground is hallowed ground.”
This is a quote from my daily update from Tricycle magazine. Tenzin Palmo is a great hero of mine. She is one of the first Western women to receive full ordination as a Tibetan Buddhist nun and has spent over twelve … Continue reading
This is how we begin to experience the illusory quality of all those intense thoughts that we are so convinced are really real.
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Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to see that everything is just fine the way it is… Continue reading
The other day I was talking about daily practice. But what is it that we’re practicing anyway? In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition alone, there are literally thousands of meditations and practices. Some of them are long and complicated with detailed … Continue reading
I just sent off a full book proposal to a fantastic literary agency in California. I hope you’ll excuse me while I hyperventilate and pass out! More exciting stories from The Narrow Way tomorrow…
“Learn to meditate like a monk in ten minutes!” claims one Facebook ad. Continue reading
