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How to Have a Happy Hurricane
Let me be brief, as there is a hurricane coming and I have lots to do. But I really need to say this: Over the last two days, I have heard many politicians and emergency officials on the East Coast reminding us to be “smart” or “cautious.” But I wish that one of them would […]
Is it Possible to Meditate in a Moment?
Since writing One-Moment Meditation, I have met many people who were, at first, incredulous at my proposition that you can meditate in just a moment. Many people assume that meditation takes a lot of time. Others think of meditation as an endurance test-the longer you can sit still, at peace, the more spiritual you are. Many people […]
The Heart Sutra - for Mom
For several years, I have been working intermittently on writing a new version of The Heart Sutra, one of the most important texts in Zen Buddhism. I was interested in doing this primarily because the version of the sutra that I am accustomed to chanting mentions the word “pain” twice, and that bothered me. I assumed […]
Is Stress Contagious?
For National Stress Awareness Month, I wrote two articles here about how we pick up stress from others and pass it on-what I called “stresscalation.” I argued that we have an ethical obligation to stop our own role in this stresscalation. But could we also play a role in stopping the stresscalation that we find […]
Announcing OMM365
I am delighted to announce the launch of OMM365, a whole new way to learn One-Moment Meditation. I developed OMM365 after many people who had read my book or been to my seminars asked for a more gradual, sustained training—a training that would give them just a little at a time but would keep reminding […]
The Stress Stops Here
When we pass stress on to others, we create a more stressful world. It doesn’t matter how we got stressed in the first place, or whose fault it was originally. As soon as we’re stressed, it is our responsibility, and what we do with it is up to us. When we bring our stress forward, […]
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