Retreats Are Important
One of the earliest Buddhist practices was what we now call in English a “retreat” or, if you’re from the San Francisco Zen Center or one of its offshoots, a “practice period.” In Japanese it’s called ango, which means “peaceful residing.” This is where you set aside a certain period of your life to devote […]
Life Does Not Work Like That.
I just got the very first copy of my forthcoming book Don’t Be A Jerk. It’s helping with my postpartum depression. I have postpartum depression because I just finished writing an entirely different new book. You read that correctly, friends. Before my upcoming book has even been released to the public, I have already finished the […]
Hitler, Dogen and Contradictions
I’ve been reading a lot about Adolf Hitler lately. I’m not turning into a neo-Nazi or anything like that. There’s actually a good reason I’ve been reading about Hitler, which I’ll talk about in public soon enough. Suffice it to say, I’ve become a little bit of a Hitler buff. I actually have an opinion […]
Why Do You Always Complain?
Most people who responded to my previous post seemed to get what I was going for. But as I anticipated, a couple people in the comments section complained about what they saw as my complaining. I want to address this because I think it may be interesting and useful. I find it a little difficult to […]
The Zen Business
I like my life. It’s good. I have a lot of freedom. I have a shaky and unpredictable, but generally reasonable income. I have people all over the world who like what I do and help me do it. I love my job. If any of the following sounds like complaining, I’m sorry for my […]
