Beyond Zen…

Bardo, Death, and a Moment of Transition

Often when I tell a story I shy away from those in which I was part of or a party to, to me it smacks of ego-center and self-serving. Yet this story, as it happened to me, was one of great compassion and love for my family. I did nothing but be present and party [...]

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A Story of Compassion and Dying

The Three Monks of blogging– Wade of The Middle Way, Kenton of Zen-Inspired Self Development, and Albert of Urban Monk.Net – have asked in this holiday time of year for us to share our stories of compassion. To see the original post please click he following links: [The Middle Way], [Zen-Inspired Self Development], and [UrbanMonk.net]. [...]

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Desire, Sticky as Krazy Glue

Desire is one of those concepts that are so sticky it attaches to everything we do, like a pile of Krazy Glue you just put your hand in. Everything you touch becomes a sticky mess of desire. Desire of another being, sexual desire, material desire, desire to speak to a friend now that they have [...]

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