As a young adult I often stayed at the beautiful Marin Headlands hostel just north of San Francisco. I was there one weekend while a...

Desire is a confusing idea. We’re taught that desire is what leads us astray, that it makes us materialistic and unsatisfied with our lot. To...

Unbeknownst to most Americans, the world is full of animists. According to Professor Stephen Asma of Columbia College Chicago, “Pret­ty much ev­ery­where ex­cept West­ern Eu­rope,...

It was my birthday party in May and before we all started eating, Briana asked if I wanted to say something to my guests. Unbeknownst...

When I was a teenager, I invested $400 in 20 years of anger and a big, hard, life-changing lesson. I had seen this guy around...

Do you remember the first time you drove 100 miles per hour? I was 18 years old. Somewhere between Boston and New York, at about...

Getting good at nearly anything requires a certain amount of discipline. At the very least, you need the discipline to practice it on a regular...

Almost every year I witness the same tragedy in Boulder. The daffodils emerge, the trees put forth tender leaves and delicate flowers, and my heart...

Over the years of teaching and offering spiritual guidance, I’ve been increasingly drawn to the word “expansion” as one of my primary goals for clients...

In my previous article (see "Can We Be Misguided By Spiritual Truths?") I shared a quote from spiritual teacher Jiddu Krishnamurti: “Do you want to...

There’s a well-known spiritual quote from philosopher and teacher Jiddhu Krishnamurti. The story goes that he was speaking to a group of students (who saw...

During a particularly hard break-up in my 20s, a friend advised me, “The more present you are during this process, the bigger the present you’ll...

One of the most basic ways to grow the spiritual dimension of your life is to consciously invite Spirit into whatever you’re doing. It’s like...

After writing about nondual spirituality a couple weeks ago, I received several requests from readers for more information on nondual Tantra. Tantra is a complicated...

Early in my medical practice, people told me I should choose one area of medicine to specialize in, but I was resistant to it because...

Before we get swept up in all the material aspects of the holidays, I thought I’d write a bit about the opportunities for inner growth...

If you were birthed by Earth, then every pebble and plant is your sibling.In a previous article I wrote about animism ("What if You Were...

This is a time of year when the dream of world peace comes up more than usual. Maybe, despite the ever growing array of plastic...

Spring is the season ruled by the Wood Element in Daoist philosophy, so it’s a good time to talk about the lessons and challenges this...