We are all looking for our inner grandfather, someone old and wise and kind who would just accept us with loving regard.
Four Features of Growing Older
Loss, time, gratitude, and new changes.
Loss, time, gratitude, and new changes.
Was Buddha a Deadbeat Dad?
Being a loving father is a hero's path.
Being a loving father is a hero’s path.
The Two Families of Meditation
On the path to being calm, you need to acknowledge and accept all that’s going on inside your mind.
On the path to being calm, you need to acknowledge and accept all that’s going on inside your mind.
All Women Have Been Harrassed or Worse
The day I understood how things are.
The day I understood how things are.
Opening the Heart to Grief
An appropriate response to the state of the world.
An appropriate response to the state of the world.
Tuning in to the Un-News
The importance of what isn't reported.
The importance of what isn’t reported.
The Great Man and the Shrieking Woman
Mother Earth has had enough.
Mother Earth has had enough.
Dealing With Workplace Anger
The challenges of a toxic work environment
The challenges of a toxic work environment
Deconstructing the Language of Maleness
From “being a man” to “being human”, look for something deeper.
From “being a man” to “being human”, look for something deeper.
Friendship Is Not for Sale
Not everything is a commodity.
Not everything is a commodity.
Three Weeks in a Coma: What It’s Like To Be Almost Dead
The doctors knew something was going on inside. There was still a speck of hope.
The doctors knew something was going on inside. There was still a speck of hope.
A Monk and a Goddess Exchange Bodies: Gender Fluidity in Early Buddhism
The goddess represents an awakened sensibility that is beyond status, logic, rules, and gender.
The goddess represents an awakened sensibility that is beyond status, logic, rules, and gender.
The Deeper Meaning of Aging
Does the process of growing old really begin at 40?
Does the process of growing old really begin at 40?
A Buddhist Approach to Disagreement
Food is very important.
Food is very important.
Illness Is Not Weakness
Here's what I learned as a man with cancer.
Here’s what I learned as a man with cancer.