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Fire on the Mountain

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Fire on the Mountain

An unexpected lesson in body memory—and a long-awaited update on Dead Dharma.

Leaving Space for Big Emotions

Leaving Space for Big Emotions

When there is no action to take, the feeling itself is what needs tending.

Why (You Think) You Can’t Put it Down

Why (You Think) You Can’t Put it Down

A war with Iran in its fourth week—a nuclear plant struck, the Strait of Hormuz closed, oil up nearly 60%. Arctic sea ice at a record low, global warming accelerating, the planet on course to breach 1.5°C before 2030. Cuba going dark under a US oil blockade,

Running Scared: Wind Season in a Fire Horse Year

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Running Scared: Wind Season in a Fire Horse Year

The Tibetan medical tradition has a name for what a lot of us are feeling right now. Loong (rLung)—wind energy, the element that governs breath, nervous system, and the movement of mind—is constitutionally volatile in spring. Add a Fire Horse year, in which flame and wind feed each

Wanting Otherwise: On Inevitability and Refuge

Wanting Otherwise: On Inevitability and Refuge

I’ve been thinking about inevitability. The inevitability of falling apart. The inevitability of sickness, old age—if we’re so lucky—and death. The inevitability of phase change, from the smallest, tiniest repositioning of the elementary particles that comprise the light show we call our human embodiment, to the