A year ago my good friend, Trudy, began organizing a birthday party for her mother who is 100 years...
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What Would Happen if Joan Baez married Mahatma Gandhi?
Here’s Joan Baez: “Action is the Antidote to Despair” And now Gandhi: “Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in...
Ice Dancing Couple Who Fell Should Get a Gold Medal
My wife and I happened to turn on the Olympics earlier this week when they were televising the ice...
I’m organizing some of the maxims I use for teaching our upcoming course on A Natural Approach to Mental...
Day Six and Seven of the Retreat – The Final Stretch
You’ve been here for five full days and you’ve done over 70 hours of self-reflection. You’ve witnessed your life,...
Day Five of the Retreat
Day Five of the Retreat Much of the time in a Naikan Retreat is spent reflecting on individuals, from...
Day Four of the Retreat
It’s 5:50am and you hear the sound of the morning bell, announcing the start of a new day. You’ve...
Day Three of the Retreat
If your partner took a magic truth potion, how would he or she describe you? What is it like...