As a friend of mine likes to say, “You got people, you got problems.” Even if we’re simply facing ourselves, we’ve still got problems. We can’t escape our pain. We […]
Refueling Compassion After Burnout
This starts, like many of my stories do, with a very young me reading comic books. When I was about eight, I was reading a Superman comic, one in which […]
Sit Every Day
If one of your resolutions for the new year is to start meditating, check out this article in Shambhala Sun. It doesn’t tell you how to get past all your […]
newDharma Talk | The Gift of Fearlessness
Practice is about changing what we do in order to become who we are. Often, we start with boundless enthusiasm and optimism for our unfolding self, but as we run […]
Todd Paglia | Speaking for the Trees
Todd Paglia started his advocacy career with Ralph Nader in 1995 by taking on some of the largest companies in the US on issues of corporate welfare and consumer protection. He also […]
newDharma Talk | The Value of Effort & Release
With the election weeks away, many people are attached to the outcome. This dharma talk, originally published last fall, is a good reminder for us all to give our best […]
Mindful Speech & Elocution in Buddhist Tradition.
The intention behind what you say gets communicated as much as the words that you say. In this short piece, Waylon Lewis reminds us of 6 simple rules that make […]
Freedom | Excerpt from Even My Voice Is Silence
While I was in Palestine from 2004-2005, the subject of freedom was persistently on my mind. I’ve spent my life with an awareness of prison, of the possibility of being […]
Politically Aware | Q&A with Congressman TIM RYAN
It may seem like an oxymoron, but it’s possible to be a mindful politician. Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan tells readers about his practice and how mindfulness could affect the nation […]
newDharma Talk | Coming Back to What Matters
We’re often distracted by what we’d like the future to hold. Distraction moves our attention away from whatever’s in front of us, and we forget not only the moment we’re […]
Are People Who Meditate the Top Social Change Agents?
If you meditate, you’re more likely to be for sustainability of communities, the environment, and other similar issues. Do you meditate? A few weeks ago, the New York Times Article “How […]
On Spiritual Retreat
Like we do every summer, this past July XC hosted our Inner Justice Intensive retreat (IJI), one of our signature offerings for agents of change. It’s a retreat that’s meant […]