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  Recently, I’ve consumed some video about the 1970s–the decade of my coming of age, more or less. I watched the thrilling documentary Man on Wire, Saturday Night Fever (whatever you want to say about John Travolta, his dancing was amazing for this film), and the American Masters portrait of Billie Jean King. I may…

I have read Ron Purser and David Loy’s Huffington Post blog entry, Beyond McMindfulness. They write a thoughtful indictment of the popularization of all things mindfulness, especially in the corporate context. There are many important points made in this essay: Uncoupling mindfulness from its ethical and religious Buddhist context is understandable as an expedient move…

The notion of non-attachment is often misunderstood. Non-attachment is not non-caring. Confusion arises because we have two meanings for non-attachment. There is the biological meaning: attachment is the process that bonds mothers (and to a lesser degree, fathers) to their offspring. It is necessary for the survival, development, and thriving of these newborns. Much of…

I was excited to see the release of this new book from Wisdom Publications. It is edited by Josh Bartok who edited my first book, Wild Chickens and Petty Tyrants: 108 Metaphors for Mindfulness. I was looking forward to it as a source for daily inspiration for my practice and writing my blog. I was…
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