mindfulness – Buddhist Therapist

Reflecting on the Death of a Parent

My dad passed away about 17 days ago now. This is the first time I’ve tried to write about it

Most of us accept the reality given to us. That includes our thoughts and feelings. After all, if we think

Just a quick reflection on something I have been thinking about a lot lately… In Richmond, British Columbia, where I

Inevitably we falter. Inevitably the slow cycle of boredom and suffering begins to hurt us. Many of us choose busyness,

I wrote something for Tricycle magazine! An excerpt to the beginning for you to peruse: During a lecture, a student asked Shunryu Suzuki, the

In adulthood, it can feel like there are few opportunities for real possibility in one’s daily life. We are slaves

I don’t have a ton of time before my work day starts. But wanted to share a poem I reread

I’ve written ad nauseam about meditation, and you’re probably tired of hearing about it. But it is an endlessly important

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I read a wonderful piece in Tricycle magazine today about what a spiritual life looks like. The timing for me

Outside the French bakery, a line snakes in a whorl toward East 7th Street. I am alone in my bedroom

“There is no coming to consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid

What makes the engine go? Desire, desire, desire. The longing for the dance stirs in the buried life.- Stanley Kunitz

“The only way to ease our fear and be truly happy is to acknowledge our fear and look deeply at

The so-called self is a construct of words and memories, of fantasies which have no existence in immediate reality. The

I started meditating when I was 21. When I was in Kathmandu, Nepal, I bought a copy of Kathleen McDonald’s