Who would you be without your name?

Are you familiar with Byron Katie? She teaches a four-question method of inquiry for exploring and releasing yourself from suffering. She calls it The Work. She came on my radar sometime in the past two years and although I haven’t read any of her books (yet), I...

Cultivate freedom

“Freedom is not give to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice.” – Thich Nhat Hahn

Row, row, row your boat

Years ago, more than ten now, when I started getting into buddhist teachings, I recall listening to an hour-long discourse given by a monk on his interpretation of the spiritual meaning to be found in the children’s song: Row, row, row your boat Gently down the...