[2026 March DCTB Mindfulness Tip] On the Path, we are always beginning again, and again. Every moment is brand new. Yet as humans, we are goal oriented. We seem to need completion. Whenever we hit a milestone or finish a project, our brain rewards our achievement with dopamine – the…
[2026 February DCTB Mindfulness Tip] There is no permanent place of safety. There is no fixed point of stability. What is always present, however, is support. Last June after a week-long migraine, my intestines began seizing. This was followed by intermittent spasms of the muscles that allow you to move…
[2026 January DCTB Mindfulness Tip] 2025 was a year of shedding. Whether we were ready or not, the things no longer meant for us fell away. It could have been physical things, like an old printer that finally died, or relationships that were no longer bringing out the best in…
[2025 December DCTB Mindfulness Tip] We are on the Path together. Even when we venture off on our own, we continue together. As relational beings, we interpret and experience reality in terms of self and other. As we dissolve into the pure Light, we discover there is no Other. Yet…
[2025 November DCTB Mindfulness Tip] As the days shorten, the natural cycle of the Earth calls for us to slow down and go within. Autumn begins to fade into Winter, inviting us to seek our shadows. Inside the supportive womb of darkness, we find the roots of our suffering –…
The ability to project reality belongs to each one of us. The challenge is every single person, no matter how strong or weak, is projecting a version of reality. And as we interact, these projections sometimes merge and other times one gets overwritten by another. We can be swept into…
[2025 October DCTB Mindfulness Tip] In the silence of the mind, rapture erupts. When we practice meditation – true meditation, and not a relaxation exercise – thoughts cease and awareness expands. Within this still pond, waves of elation begin to spontaneously move. Sometimes there is an experience of visual light.…
[2025 September DCTB Mindfulness Tip] Bespoke Buddhism?! Buddhism is based on a well-documented 2500 year old tradition – how dare you call it bespoke! But yes, actually the pathway taught by Buddha Shakyamuni was custom made for each student who appeared before him. We can read the different and sometimes…
[2025 Aug DCTB Mindfulness Tip] In an attempt to make sense of ourselves, the world, and our place within it, we often seek to know “why.” This retrospective analysis results in only a temporary egoic satisfaction. If we look at any situation long enough, the reasoning we came up with…
One curious thing about the mind is its ability to automatically reset to default settings. When we are distracted or when we are blown off balance, after the initial freak out, we return to where we most often rest our attention. This is an important key for those of us…