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STEP and TRADITION of the Month: Twelve
TWELFTH STEP: Awake, alive, alert, vibrant, and enthusiastic, I approach each moment with mindful curiosity and purpose. I am excited to...
Dec 1, 20224 min read


For Those that are Challenged by Anxiety
Discussion a section from a magazine article that was entitled “Getting curious about your anxiety” and the relationship to our living,...
Dec 1, 20221 min read


Not Digging Holes
In active addiction I can't recall a single problem my using solved or resolved. In fact my using tangibly made things unmistakably...
Nov 29, 20221 min read


What's the common influencing fact to suffering?
--Dignity and Grace
Nov 27, 20221 min read


To the Best of Our Ability
For me the definition of a Buddhist is one who intentionally commits to adhering to principles related to Universal Loving Presence,...
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Not Holding onto Defaults of Chanter and Embracing our Values with Intentionality
Reflecting on the Just for today meditation… not holding on to defaults of character, so that we’re moving in the direction of being...
Nov 21, 20221 min read


How Can You Claim Not to Be Free, When You Are Freedom Itself | A Zen Talk on our True Nature
-Dignity and Grace
Nov 19, 20221 min read


Where Is Not You?
In the Tao Te Ching, it's written: "Thirty spokes share a wheel; yet it is an empty center that makes it useful. You can mold clay into a...
Nov 18, 20221 min read


To the Universe We Are Such a Bunch of Weirdos
If we are always playing ourself as small, how are we serving the world, and this unbelievable opportunity we’ve been granted? We are...
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Thunderstorms of the mind
How many people do we know that have successfully argued their way out of their own suffering; which is minds version of a thunderstorm...
Nov 16, 20221 min read


Awareness Meditation Practice
What is zen? Liberation from the culture of selfing. Here’s a 16 minute guided meditation that could be an opening to This. 一Dignity and...
Nov 15, 20221 min read


Two Kinds of Intelligence
There are two kinds of intelligence: one acquired, as a child in school memorizes facts and concepts from books and from what the teacher...
Nov 11, 20221 min read


The Ultimate Lesson of the Midterms: Our Relationshioship Status with Immaturity
While so many are cheering that the Democrats didn’t get “Crushed” or somehow managed to ”Outrun history,” the reality points to our...
Nov 10, 20221 min read


Ego's Ability...
Ego... has the ability to stir hurricane-force winds of greed, hatred, and delusion; in the sails of our actions. The result is we crash...
Nov 8, 20221 min read


Being Without Selfishness
我 | Mūgā | Without selfishness... What could that look and be like as a living meditation practice? A hint could be… it’s not what the...
Nov 7, 20221 min read


Step 11 - A Two Way Communication Process
STEP 11 The practice of prayer and meditation is an essential habit. In simple terms prayer is thought and pure meditation is no thought....
Nov 5, 20225 min read


Remaining Steady in the Present Moment Waves of Experience
Moment to moment... I am doing what I am Doing.. All the while, thoughts are coming and going, without invitation, from and through...
Nov 4, 20221 min read


Reflections on those on the struggle bus of recovery from addiction, relapse and "Recreational use."
What is recovery about for us? This could be a challenging discussion. --Dignity and Grace Supplemental readings referred to during the...
Nov 3, 20223 min read


Reflections and Experience on Step 11 in Healing from Addiction
Dear Universal Loving Presence, Please Protect and provide for us. Guide and illuminate the path of our Journey. Grant us courage,...
Nov 2, 20221 min read


Meeting Disappointment, Grief, and Sadness
So many times, it's the practice of prayer and meditation that helps me to process... open the hand of thought... compost... perhaps...
Nov 1, 20221 min read
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