Saturday was an angry day. I noticed it as soon as I got my day started. Usually I try to resist my anger—believing the thought that it is somehow “bad” or makes me a bad person. For whatever reason, on Saturday I saw anger as my...

I recently learned this meditation in Ezra Bayda’s Being Zen. I have not practiced with it enough to attest to its long term usefulness, but I have found it valuable thus far.

May I dwell in the open heart.
May I attend to whatever clouds the...

As a traveling consultant, my livelihood requires me to make two flights a week so that I can be at the client site during the week and home on the weekends. This has taught me that airports and flights are places of great suffering. The stress that...

Recently I had the honor of my first Interview. In it I was reminded of the utility of basic Zen practice. Relative mind practices, such as Tonglen, are wonderful instruments for exercising the compassion muscle. My practice of late, however, has...

Cultivating a heart of gratitude is something I’ve been focusing on lately. I think being thankful leads me to a more accepting, joyous, and compassionate way of life. At the moment, I’m committing myself to an experiment in gratefulness....

To those who have died in the course of military service,

May I be a vessel of remembrance to you,carrying your hopes and dreams into the future.

May I learn from your sacrificeto love all beings, friends and enemies alike.

May I be witness to the...

Earlier I referenced Annie’s gratitude experiment. At the time I thought I’d be able to reliably hit it every day for 30 days to practice gratitude, but in the end I think I got about 26 days in (which I feel really good about). I’d...