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August 11, 2017
Detachment and Engagement
Christians sometimes think of detachment as a Buddhist virtue, failing to realize how deeply Christian both the concept and practice are. Jesus’ whole earthly life was one of detachment. It was his non-attachment to his human ambitions and... Continue Reading »
July 16, 2017
The Gift of Awakening
I wonder if you have noticed how much of life you go through as a sleep walker on autopilot. The central message of spirituality is that we need to stay awake and we need to learn to see.... Continue Reading »
June 9, 2017
Mystical Vision
I am often asked why I am so drawn to the mystics. Coleman Barks (the widely respected translator of Rumi’s poetry) helps me frame my answer to this question. He describes the goal of Sufism as opening the... Continue Reading »
April 28, 2017
The Heart of Deep Change
People sometimes smile when I tell them that I work as a transformational coach. I think I understand why the notion of trying to facilitate transformation might seem laughable. If such things as eating less or exercising more... Continue Reading »
February 17, 2017
Wisdom and the Mind of Christ
Nothing could be more important for not only the future of Christianity but also the future of the world than humans learning to make the mind of Christ their own. This is the ultimate source of the wisdom... Continue Reading »
January 24, 2017
Learning and Living Wisdom
Of course I should have expected it, but over and over again since launching the CASCADIA Living Wisdom School people ask me a question that I am still unable to answer – at least in any adequate way. The... Continue Reading »
December 30, 2016
Practicing Presence
Recently I met a colleague who, discovering that I had closed my clinical psychology practice, asked me what I was doing. I told her I was practicing presence. This was a bit of a cheeky reply because obviously... Continue Reading »
December 24, 2016
September 30, 2016
Wisdom
I have been thinking a lot about wisdom recently – in part because I am approaching my seventieth birthday and aware that the cultivation of wisdom is the crucial developmental challenge at this stage of life. However, I... Continue Reading »
September 26, 2016
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