Today is election day. And we are a worried nation. The political divide is growing wider and deeper by...
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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 Two of the Retreat
It’s Day Two of the Naikan Retreat at the ToDo Institute. What’s happening today? If you were spending the...
THE QUESTIONING SPIRIT
THE QUESTIONING SPIRIT by Gregg Krech The renowned Indian pandita, Aryadeva, was the principle disciple of the great Buddhist...
Self-Reflection Program Begins TOMORROW!
Many years ago I worked with an art therapist named Christine at a state psychiatric hospital. I still remember...
Make Each Encounter Your Final Encounter (and be happy to be wrong)
I just returned from spending three days with my 87 year old mother in Chicago. She is dying of...
“You Are Your Father”
One of the themes that Thich Nhat Hanh addresses with great depth and clarity is that of interdependence. Given...
How Do You Make Toast?
We all struggle with tricky, sticky problems from time to time. Often we just play around with these problems...