My latest Huffington Post blog on a meditator's expanded experience of time is here. The editors gave it a "How to" title, and it does end on a practical note, but it's not a checklist or a receipe. (As Suzuki Roshi once said--and one of my teachers, renowned Zen chef Edward Espe Brown likes to quote--"You cannot eat a receipe.") In the post, I offer my own experience of making peace with time through meditation practice. Bon appetit! … [Read more...]
Fire Monks is a KWMR pledge premium
Tomorrow, KWMR Community Radio in West Marin will be airing an interview with me as part of their fall pledge drive and National Preparedness Month, from 10-11:30 am PST. And, they will give away free copies of FIRE MONKS as pledge premiums! I am working on posting one or two more Huffington Post blogs in the next couple of weeks. After that, it will be quiet on fire-monks.com for the remaining months of the year, as I'll be offline for three months of retreat--at Tassajara. Retreat isn't exactly the right word for a practice period, but more on that later... Mark your … [Read more...]
HuffPost
Huffington Post just published a blog I wrote on decision-making. Read it here and pass it along to your beloved indecisive ones. … [Read more...]