Caught By Our Longing For Awakening

This originally appeared in June of 2008 as “No Shortcuts” from the book, Awake in This Life. ___ I’ve mentioned that I began my meditation practice asking teachers if there might be a shortcut to any of this work. The answers I got all came down to...

Mindful Drinking?

NPR contributor, Ted Rose, offers up a very interesting piece on mindfulness and the consumption of alcohol. It’s well worth the read. Money quote: …once a meditator has developed basic Buddhist discipline (known as Hinayana training) and adopted the...

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