In Buddhism, meditation plays an important role in seeing reality for what it is. Seeing means becoming aware of the moment by moment nature of existence; the awareness that precludes human dissatisfaction or suffering. Seeing is observing the world without becoming embroiled in its drama. Therein lies the freedom so many seek. Getting There Is Hard Work As a...

Solo-Dog comes home! On this past Sunday, LE and I drove to the East Bay city of Pleasanton, California to meet ‘Buddy.’ Buddy is a 14-month old black Labrador Retriever  Pointer mix who needed a new home. Since deciding to adopt a pet, LE and I have been looking for the perfect dog. Of course perfection doesn’t exist outside the worlds of babies,...