“When the [body is] diseased, it is like there is a thorn, a stain, a knot or a blockage. Although the thorn may be long-standing, it can be removed. Although the stain may be long-standing, it can be wiped away. Although the knot may be...
What does it take to really change? What’s required to break habitual patterns that make us unwell and unhappy? It’s easy to look out into the world and see what’s wrong with it. It’s easy to look at our past and identify what went wrong,...
Depression can be a major obstacle to wellness: in all areas of our lives. It robs us of our energy, motivation and enthusiasm. It makes the world look dark and promotes pessimism. It also inhibits our relationship to others, putting up walls between ourselves and...
I spent last weekend in a meditation retreat. During the weekend, I was surprised to experience a great deal of aggression, fear and anxiety during my mediation sitting. I asked one of the teachers for advice in working with emotions. I have always been heartened by...
“The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all things without trying to. It is content with the low places that people disdain. This is like the Tao…In thinking, keep to the simple…In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In...