Tea and Other Rituals

Being our own witness is like waking up in the morning looking into the mirror and noticing ourselves; not judging or criticizing, just...

  Inner freedom begins by being present in each moment.  Understanding life as it truly is, rather than how we think it should be, we b...

In silence and with compassionate presence I observe my thoughts each day and ask myself "are they pure?  If my thoughts are unkind...

The sound of silence is the practice of mindfulness.  This practice quiets the noise inside of us and grounds us in the present moment....

The healing of our body and heart is always present in the attention of our compassionate presence. The lotus blooms from muddy wate...

The summer of 1956, the summer my dad almost died, is the time when I realized I could escape into a fantasy world when my real world ...