I just got back from a road trip to UCSB to see the Dalai Lama. The morning lecture was titled, “The Nature of the Mind,” and after it was all said and done it was essentially it was about the importance of practicing lengthening the space between thoughts, through meditation. By training the mind to...Continue Reading

‘Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action.’ If you attend my classes regularly, this is a phrase that many of us have become accustomed to. I began saying it at the end of every class after hearing one of my teachers say it a number of years ago, but I wanted to know where it came...Continue Reading

Happiness cannot be found Through great effort and willpower, But is already present, In open relaxation And letting go. Don’t strain yourself; “There is nothing to do nor undo. Whatever momentarily arises In the body mind Has no real importance at all, Has little reality whatsoever, Why identify with, and become Attached to it, Passing...Continue Reading