I got a cortisone shot in my knee yesterday. I am not in pain for the first time in 5 months. It’s amazing. Since I started this job in mid February, I’ve been exhausted by mid afternoon every day because I’m constantly in pain. I had my first good night’s sleep on any night of… Continue reading Pain
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Being a Bad Buddhist
From August until two weeks ago, I was unemployed. It was, by far, the longest stretch of unemployment I’ve ever had since I got a job at 15. I’m 52. It was stressful, financially. I did all the things that long term unemployed people do: drained all my savings, dipped into retirement income, took on… Continue reading Being a Bad Buddhist
Mardi Gras Life Lesson
This is my second year living on St. Charles during Mardi Gras Season. I may have one more year of it before I either move to a different apartment or leave the city. Living on the uptown parade route during Mardi Gras season provides one with a good metaphor about how to approach life. There… Continue reading Mardi Gras Life Lesson
Samadhi
Generally, the word Samadhi is translated as “concentration” in English in the context of Buddhism. There are longer explanations that are used as well, that go beyond just a single word. It is meant to refer to a state of deep concentration in meditation, with “right concentration” being a state of meditative concentration so well… Continue reading Samadhi
A Game You Can Win
I have heard many people tell me over the last decade that they don’t like to meditate because they “can’t stop thinking” or “can’t focus” or “can’t quiet the mind”. You shouldn’t even try to do that. Minds think in the same way that rivers flow. It’s just what they do. Because I came into… Continue reading A Game You Can Win