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Less Stupid

Last night, my son snuck into my room, grabbed my laptop from the desk by the door and slipped out. I checked my watch. It was 2:47 a.m....

Sleep

Meditators attend to conditions that affect their practice, and sleep is one of the most impactful. You can skip to the tips listed...

On Guns

I was raised in the ghetto. Today we call it the “inner-city,” “the urban core,” “neighborhoods of concentrated disadvantage,” “post...

On Love & Sex

I evolved from a passionate young man into a renunciate. I grew into celibacy. I chose this path because it leads to freedom. To...

The Beautiful Breath

The breath is a chord that connects us to this life. Meditators use the breath as a guide to awakening and approach it with reverence....

What's in Your Cart?

Each month, I fast for three or more days. Fasting triggers ketosis. When this happens, the body converts fats in the liver into ketones...

The Mindful Athlete

The roots of martial arts are Buddhist. The monk Ta Mo traveled from India to China in 527 AD to see Emperor Wu of Liang. He taught the...

Quieting the Anxious Mind

A beginner sits to meditate for the first time. After some minutes, the mind becomes restless. Their guide instructed the group to empty...

Fact from Fiction

Meditation has a PR problem. There is a stigma attached to it. This is one of the challenges I face when working in this space. But the...

Dancing Through Life

This morning, several inches of snow blanketed the ground. We were ordered to stay home. I had planned on going to the gym; it was a leg...

The Dark Night of the Soul

On Christmas Eve, I called my big sister from the airport in Houston on my way to Cozumel. I could hear a deep sadness in her voice. I...

Compassionate Communication

Communication is not a skill most of us were taught explicitly. "The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We...

Strong Emotions

Many emotions have biochemical substrates and unique functional brain connectivity patterns. Different brain regions are involved in...

Gratitude

Practicing gratitude can be transformative. This simple practice gives me the lift I need to rise above challenges and weather...

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