12/28 Made it! I’m in my room at the Hare Krishna Guesthouse in Delhi. It stinks like paint thinner and some kind of toxic glue but the man at the front desk remembered me from three years ago and so … Continue reading
In less than twenty-four hours I’ll be on my way to India. I would be lying if I told you that I wasn’t at least a little bit nervous. But this nervousness is really just excitement and a truly joyous … Continue reading
I always hesitate to say that the Dharma keeps me sober. I try not to rely on it by itself as a method for recovery. After all, there has to be more right? What about 12-step meetings? What about finding … Continue reading
From a Buddhist point of view most, if not all, of the fiction we consume in our culture is about samsara. Find the girl (or the boy) of your dreams. Get the money. Kill the bad guy. All of these … Continue reading
For years I lived in a land of spiritual exile. It was a cold, dark place. In that land I was cut off from the very source of all life and nourishment. I couldn’t breathe there and the gasping was … Continue reading
I once heard Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo say that we have to begin our practice of patience, generosity and loving-kindness with our families. After all, if we can’t be kind to the ones closest to us, how can we expect to … Continue reading
