"If you love yourself, you will guard yourself well."
Silence and the World's First Drums
Becoming Great Containers, Part III
Becoming Great Containers, Part II
Becoming Great Containers, Part I
"If you are going to do something, give yourself completely to whatever it is and stick with it steadily."
On Fear
"The wise woman removes her flaws little by little, one by one, in the same way that a good silversmith removes the impurities from silver."
"The student of the Buddha refuses to crave pleasure even in the form of heaven."
"When we practice Dharma, we sometimes run across folks who have memorized all sorts of texts..."
"Freeing yourself from clinging to pleasure..."
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June 2005: Dharma Talk for Fathers
May 2005: P'arang reflects on 5 years of Still Point
April 2005: "Just Jump"
March 2005: "More people are mad at me right now..."
February 2005: P'arang reflects on a retreat
December 2004: Story of Gilgamesh
November 2004: How to dwell in the Dharma in the Holiday season
September 2004: On being Dutiful
July 2004: "We have to do our own spiritual work..."
June 2004: Memorial Day Weekend
April 2004: P'arang reflects on a retreat for Saline Leadership Institute
March 2004: Happiness
February 2004: "...my mother was the spitting image of Amelia Earhart..."
January 2004: On the Subject of Sticking with It
November 2003: "What happens when we finally give in to the truth that...we will die?"
October 2003: The Second Annual P'arang's Birthday Celebration Right Speech
September 2003: Review of The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path
May 2003: Always Rejoicing
March 2003: "Who is our Buddha?"
February 2003: "Impermanence. No self. Suffering."
December 2002: Good Deeds
October 2002: The First Annual P'arang's Birthday Celebration Right Speech
September 2002: Ya Gotta Have Faith
May 2002: A Dharma Talk for Mother's Day
March 2002: Samantabhadra's Seventh Vow: To request Buddhas not to enter nirvana.
October 2001: Thinking about September 11th and Beyond
July 2001: A Falling in Love with Love
May 2001: I laugh a lot.
March 2001: A Rushing Toward Death
February 2001: A Case for Valentine's Day
January 2001: "At Still Point we take our shoes off..."
December 2000: [Cleaning]
October 2000: [Generosity]
September 2000: Difficult People as Bodhisattvas
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