Toolkit For The Rough Ride
When you're standing watching a tsunami of grief coming at you, knowing you can't escape, knowing it will change your life ... what is there to do? One option is to dig deep, and call on a spiritual belief system to help you withstand the pain. Over the summer these...
Healing
The weather is changing, and it fits my frame of mind. Oregon's rainy winter has always suited my inner curmudgeon, and now the rain feels like a blessed benediction on my need to hunker down and heal. The last five months have been a difficult passage, and it feels...
Fresh Kirtan Tracks 6
It's back to Philly for me this week, I'm glad I have some very good books loaded on my Kindle. Here is one a good friend recommended, and it has been incredibly helpful in this difficult time. It's by Pema Chodrun, and it's called "The Places That Scare You: A Guide...
A Quote from Mother Meera
If I have a guru it's probably Mother Meera. Thanks to Shunyam Productions and Mass Yoga Network for this quote. "The consciousness of mankind is being prepared for great leaps and discoveries - in a gentle way wherever possible. But some things will have to be...
Fresh Tracks 8
What to say about this summer, except I'll never forget it -- and our family now has a new angel in Heaven. I've returned to Oregon for awhile, and I'm listening to kirtan again. It feels like re-discovering an dear old friend. All the music this week is new to the...
What The World Needs Now …
... is love, sweet love? Close, but no cigar. The world can always use more love, but this week's podcast is all about compassion. For Tibetan Buddhists, compassion is the most important spiritual practice. It is said that all the teachings of the Buddha are contained...
Summer Songs
Oregon is uniquely beautiful in the summer, and I'm happy to be back here for a little while. No humidity & no mosquitoes -- yahoo. But no thunderstorms & no lightning bugs either, things I cherish as a part of spending summer weeks in Philly. If nothing else,...
The Power Of Prayer
This week's podcast is a bit unique, as it was produced when I was back in Philadelphia, and is based on a podcast produced back in February. I've been in Philly for almost 3-weeks acting as primary caregiver for my Mom, and I'm happy to report that she's doing well,...
Keeping It Real
Lately the solace of the Real has assumed a lot more importance in my life, as I'll tell you about in the podcast. Spiritual practices are my lifeline. I've especially loved the practice & the message of the Lakshmi-bija mantra, it is helping me to open to the...
Gems
You've probably noticed the podcast is a day late this week, and if you've ever spent several hours loading software under a deadline you have an idea of what my state of mind was like last night. But once again the kirtan worked its magic and smoothed out the...