The world has gone from a slow simmer to a full burn. The pretext of politics is falling away, revealing the insatiable greed of the corporate machine and the endless desire to control, control, control. This game of impermanence has played out before, always ending in self-destruction. The Enlightened Ones…
[2026 July DCTB Mindfulness Tip] Here we are in the Messy Middle.No clear beginning of how we arrivedin this most uncomfortable place.No ending in sight. We cannot go back.The past does not existother than in our minds.The future remains unwrittenfilled with hope and despair. Here we arein this mysterious placeof…
[2026 June DCTB Mindfulness Tip] Righteous anger is intoxicating. It fuels us like no other emotion. We feel empowered by the sense of duty, of being correct, of needing to put others on the proper path. Taken to an extreme, it feeds the part of us that loves to hate.…
[2026 May DCTB Mindfulness Tip] Healing happens on its own. There’s nothing we do to make healing occur. Like joy, healing is ever-present. This does not mean we ignore the wounds. Ignoring the hurts creates more issues to heal. The practice of Trikaya Buddhism shows us our innate joy. The…
[2026 April DCTB Mindfulness Tip] Nonattachment is not apathy. Nonattachment is not protecting our bliss. Nonattachment is not about hiding from the world. Nonattachment is not about denying feelings. It is not about acting or pretending. Nonattachment happens naturally on the Buddhist path. When we meditate and enter into silence…
[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 –…