Tag Archives: buddhism
Thich Nhat Hanh, facilitator of pure experience / Nov, 17
Beloved mindfulness teacher and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh is slowly recovering in a French hospital after suffering a major brain hemorrhage last week. I’ve been lucky enough to attend a few retreats with him and/or his monastics at Blue Cliff Monastery in upstate New York! Below are my humble thoughts on the uniqueness of […]
Becoming Unscared of Meditation / Sep, 19
In the West, meditation’s an awfully tough sell. I used to substitute-teach meditation classes at my yoga studio, and I’d get at most five or six people. Not many were repeat customers. People are intrigued by meditation. With life being so fast and crazy, there’s something intuitive about sitting in stillness being beneficial. They want […]