Zen Articles

You may have heard of the variation of the old Zen story. Something happens. At first, it appears to be a tragedy. Then, it turns out to be a blessing. Then the blessing turns into a tragedy, the tragedy into a blessing and on and so forth until you eventually lose...

I love to have petunias tumbling over the stone wall in my back garden. It's something I look forward to every summer.  However, as every gardener knows, gardening is not like interior decorating. You can't just find a great rug some place and make the best of it for...

  I am a hyperactive person. This is pretty much a universally accepted fact. Thank God I get to teach yoga and qi gong, as this is an excellent way for me to channel my physical energy. I have been going to the Atlanta Soto Zen Center, www.aszc.org, for some...

It is always such a relief to m e to find and be with kindred spirits. My mentor in healing, Sue Maes, is in Ontario, Canada. My fellow psychic friend Sara Harder is in Scottsdale, Arizona. It is easy to for me to feel alone, even though I know perfectly well that I...