In the present moment we can always realize that the ground is to develop loving-kindness toward ourselves. As adults, we can begin to cultivate a sense of loving-kindness for ourselves—by ourselves, for ourselves. The whole process of meditation is one of creating that good ground, that cradle of loving-kindness where we actually are nurture...
Do you follow politics at all?If you're living in the USA right now, and consume any type of media - internet, TV, radio - it's very difficult not to. We're surrounded by news of the presidential primaries, debates, and the latest reasons to support, hate or be suspicious of any given candidate. How do you respond to all this information and the f...
When someone else's pain triggers fear in us, we turn inward and start erecting walls. We panic because we feel we can't handle the pain. Sometimes we should trust this panic as a sign that we aren't yet ready to open so far. But sometimes instead of closing down or resisting we might have the courage to do something unpredictable: turn our attent...
