The following is a true story. It’s my first memory. I was five years old and I dreamt I was in the kitchen of my childhood home, sitting on the floor, staring at my white baby shoes with white laces. I heard a deafening roar. A huge lion was pacing at the other side...
“Peace is not something we wait for. It’s something we practice.” . . . Bhikkhu Paññākāra This is the third blog I’ve dedicated to the nineteen venerable monks who have walked for peace withhumility and compassion. They...
In the late eighties, I did volunteer work for AIDS patients and one of the trials people went through in their last days was their difficulty to ask for help and to receive it graciously. The late Stephen Levine said, “What the world needs is more good receivers.”...
Most of us are not big fans of change. Whether or not we recognize them, changes are always happening. We change our clothes, we change our sheets, we change our minds, we change our likes and dislikes. Sometimes we change our friends. We redecorate our homes. Things...
Much of the Philippines is welcoming. The people are kind and accepting, but there is a province that carries some difficult energies. It is a place that is rife with black magic and voodoo. When I was traveling with my mentor, Lois, through the islands to research...
On October 26th, 2025, twenty Buddhist monks gathered in Fort Worth, Texas, to begin a long distance pilgrimage on foot to promote global peace, compassion and nonviolence. The walk will cover 2,300 miles. As you read this, they are in North Carolina on their way to...
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