This week’s topic for reflection is self confidence. How much confidence do you have in yourself? Arrogance is different being more self...

This week’s topic for reflection is feeding hungry ghosts.  A hungry ghost is any being that wants something it can’t have. I see this as...

This week’s topic for reflection is grace. Pope Francis died this morning. I heard a Cardinal on NPR say that grace was very important to...

This week’s topic for reflection is sanity. The state of mind/body I’m referring to is not dependent on the situation you find yourself...

This week’s topic for reflection is stepping forward. This past weekend I was told by the teacher leading the Zen retreat he wanted me to...

This week’s topic for reflection is anger. Anger is one of Buddhism’s three poisons along with greed and delusion. It is said these three...

This week’s topic for reflection is where do you stand? We are all unique and we all stand somewhere different in relationship to our...

This week’s topic for reflection is diversity, equity and inclusion. My intention is to introduce this topic not from a political point...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is change and impermanence. So let’s make this personal. What belongings did you have in your childhood?...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is differences. Take a moment to reflect on all the differences. Start with yourself or your body. There...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is reflection. What is it to reflect? There is the activity of reflection on something, for example a...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is equanimity in the midst of loss and gain. Equanimity’s place is between joy and sorrow, gain and...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is, adversity as a growth opportunity. It’s not unusual for life to throw us a curve ball. Sometimes we...

This weeks’ continuing topic for reflection is karma. Karma is similar to cause and effect yet different. Cause and effect follows the...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is karma. Karma is similar to cause and effect yet different. Cause and effect follows the laws of...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is turning the page. As the new year is upon us it’s natural to reflect on last year and the expectation...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is what’s the hurry? Of coarse you have to first noice you’re rushing in a hurry. Maybe rushing is...

I love you too. This weeks’ topic for reflection is compassion. Compassion starts at home. Always make sure you also take...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is who am I? “I went up to Suzuki Roshi’s room not long before his death. He was in bed, extremely...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is mental clarity and peace. With zazen we cultivate mental clarity and peace comes with it. Sitting...