Reality does not wait for us in thought. It isn't found in what we remember, fear, or hope for. The instant attention captured by mind thinking about the present, attempting to analyze… Categorize… and place it on a mental bookshelf, it's already gone... and in Nowness we are a phantom wandering through mind's dream. Reality is the silent pulse before the thinking mind arrives... before it names, divides, or reaches to grab. Zazen is this unspoken space of the present mome

In my experience there’s an important truth hiding in plain sight inside of recovery communities: the path out of addiction at its core...

Are we seeing what’s actually here? Or are we seeing what aspects of our unhealed self want us to see? Are we encountering life? Or a...

Growing up the way I did, I developed a deep allergy to harshness-cruelty, what some might simply call meanness. It’s not just about...

Overview   We could gain a deeper, perhaps ‘better’ understanding of addiction and recovery by examining Step One through the lens of...

Addiction can be understood as a dis-ease rooted in amplified anxiety... an intense form of self-obsession that distorts perception and...

S = A’ × (UC × C² + E) The equation S = A’ × (UC × C² + E) reflects how Amplified Anxiety (A’), combined and multiplied by Unhealthy...

Lately, I've been reflecting on the intricate interplay of anxiety, addiction, and suffering. These forces seem to form their own...

A person asked Seiho in all seriousness... do even the reckless... those who cause and/or have caused harm... such as addicts and...

Panic, anxiety and emotional dysregulaton isn't a response--it's a reaction, reflexive, 'unmindful' and shallow, narrowing and limiting...

In Zen training and practice--and in Buddhism more broadly--there is a tendency to conflate terms that appear, or that many have been...

How long? Days? Weeks? Months? Years? Decades? How many moments will pass before you as YOU--the one reading these words right...

'Real’ sponsorship, mentorship, friendship, or any interpersonal relationship—truly healthy, non-toxic, and genuine—requires sincere,...

見方 (mikata), or “way of seeing,” invites a deep introspection and experiencing into how we perceive REALITY as REALITY, not just as a...

In my direct experience, Zazen is not an isolated practice. It's not confined to a set beginning, middle, and end... a beginning and...

When it comes to meditation, specifically the practice of Zazen, I had no natural talent or skill for it. In fact, in my 34 years of Zen...

There was an occasion when I was invited to give a teaching at a Buddhist temple, focused on the topic of 'inclusion versus exclusion.'...

There was a time when my attention would lock onto and agree with the thought, “I need to feel my feelings.” As my meditation practice...

In my continuous process of uncovering and healing from the toxic relationship with addiction mind... negativity mind, Step 8 invites...

One of the greatest challenges I've noticed in relationships is that many people enter them with an "audition" mentality. They approach...