Every meditator experiences ebbs and flows in practice. There are times when awareness arrests us, engulfing us in crystalline stillness. Other times we brace against squalls of the anxiety. Sometimes...

The bamboo forest appeared surreal and fantastical. The vertical, segmented columns rose into feathered tops that swayed in the wind, the path covered by long, papery leaves. I hiked the forest in...

The Talking Cure   There is little to do here But speak Tremulous at first Uncertain whether there is enough light under the sun To counter the darkness of your secret, Whether your dreaded...

For many living in western societies, modernity brings with it the blight of busyness.  Stress weighs us down; the onerous demands of studies, career and family can leave our bodies neglected and...

Imagine the following: A mother laments her relationship with her adult son.  “I am constantly thinking of my son.  I cook and bring over food.  I gave him the down payment for his first mortgage. I...

Through his analysis of personality and psychic development, honed over many years of practice, Alfred Adler proposed the notion of the fictive final goal as the organizing principle at the core of...

Inhale acrid smoke flying embers the bodies of trees particles of charred soil manic flames bourne of greed hazy blindness swirling confusion madness driven mad anguish multiplying anguish without...

On my way to work one morning in late April, I noticed that my surroundings were tinged in amber. The sky was a chalky gray and the sunlight was diffuse and faint, a hue that reminded me of previous...

The premise of classic utilitarian philosophy rests on the fundamental status of pleasure and pain, each denoted as the countervailing opposites of experience.  Pain is inherently bad and pleasure...