Ask me anything   Submit a post   I had a very successful career as a software engineer. Now, I am dedicating my life to studying, practicing, observing and teaching meditation practices in an effort to reduce suffering in myself, my family and friends, and all sentient beings.

I teach Mindfulness in Healing at the Pine Street Clinic in San Anselmo on Wednesday nights. My Meditation Practices.

I practice with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and was ordained in the Order of Interbeing in 2008.

Words of Wisdom for April 29, 2024

Dear Friends:

“Childhood is something great. In childhood the mind is pure, tender and receptive. If we impart good education to our children, become selfless examples for them, and give them love, perhaps they will grow and become the best citizens of the world. Then, the whole universe will bloom like a flower.”
– Swami Rama, Let the Bud of Life Bloom: A Guide to Raising Happy and Healthy…


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Words of Wisdom for April 29, 2024

Dear Friends:

“Childhood is something great. In childhood the mind is pure, tender and receptive. If we impart good education to our children, become selfless examples for them, and give them love, perhaps they will grow and become the best citizens of the world. Then, the whole universe will bloom like a flower.”
– Swami Rama, Let the Bud of Life Bloom: A Guide to Raising Happy and Healthy…


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Words of Wisdom for April 28, 2024

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A common pleasant feeling refers to the ordinary pleasures we are capable of experiencing through the gratification of the senses. Some things look really good, sound wonderful, taste and smell delicious, feel smooth and cool to the touch, and are great to think about. An uncommon pleasant feeling is the sort encountered during some meditation practices. In both cases it is okay to…


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Words of Wisdom for April 27, 2024

Dear Friends:

Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.
– Jalaluddin Rumi

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Words of Wisdom for April 24, 2024

Dear Friends:

Too often, we pour the energy needed for recognizing and exploring difference into pretending those differences are insurmountable barriers, or that they do not exist at all. This results in a voluntary isolation, or false and treacherous connections. Either way, we do not develop tools for using human difference as a springboard for creative change within our lives.
– Audre Lorde,…


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Words of Wisdom for April 23, 2024

Dear Friends:

The first duty of love is to listen.
– Paul Tillich, Daily Peace Quote

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Enneagram Point 7 – The Epicure

To celebrate the redesign of the Enneagram Instrument website, we are offering this excerpt of Point Seven on the…


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Words of Wisdom for April 22, 2024

Dear Friends:

Simply meditating or praying for change is not enough. There has to be action.”
– His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibet House

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Roshi Joan Halifax Talked About Compassion

Roshi Joan Halifax talked about compassion when she…


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Words of Wisdom for April 21, 2024

Dear Friends:

To make life a little better for people less fortunate than you.That’s what I think a meaningful life is.One lives not just for oneself, but for one’s community.
– Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Daily Peace Quotes

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The Joy of…


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