Every Day Zen
Tonglen. To breathe in the way of the world, as it is, and release in its stead, compassion. Why bother? I ask this question frequently, often in despair, clinging to my equanimity. Time was when I would wander to Waverly Park to walk pond’s edge but now I sit at Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s pond, one... Continue Reading →
Every morning, I want to wake up to a world that recognizes the connection we have with one another. I want us to celebrate the kind of love each of us has to give. I want us to remember that the truth of who we are is what connects us, not how we look. I... Continue Reading →
I write about Tonglen practice quite frequently. It is so illustrative of the beauty of the act of giving, opening ourselves to the chaos of the world and responding with the gift of compassion, whatever form that may mean. The compassionate response is open to all the possibilities of the existing moment, no matter how... Continue Reading →
I am surrounded by noise, and sometimes I am the loudest. My ego is getting too much of my time. I am “identifying with the impermanent” (Mooji) so I am more anxious than not. Any fear keeps me in my comfort zone. I need to be curious and muster enough courage to open myself... Continue Reading →
I have been traveling the two-way street of Tonglen practice, more stuck in traffic than not, truly bumper-to-bumper. Tonglen is the “giving and taking or sending and receiving” of compassion but I was doing neither. Fortunately, technology glitches forced a publishing pause of the #DailyDose. My voice recognition software crashed; as well, there were some... Continue Reading →
These are Tonglen times. The “world is too much with me” on the inside and out. It is a powerless feeling, fear; I “wall” myself in with what I know is true. Yet, I am not secure. Exclusion is not the way of Tonglen or of the world. In Tonglen practice, there is the “giving... Continue Reading →
Aim For Even: The Daily Dose 