- How Not To Panic
Panic obliterates the self. We need a strong self to face fear in meditation and all of life. Dharma at the Village Zendo, January 23, 2020.
- Meditation at the Village Zendo
November 24, 2019. Meditation at a Zen temple in Manhattan.
- Yokoji Zen Mountain Center
August 2019. Yokoji Zen Mountain Center, in the San Bernardino Mountains.
- Year End Meditation Retreat
December 2019. Yoga and sutra-copying at the Village Zendo's year-end meditation retreat at the Garrison Institute.
- You Look So Zen
On a visit to some Buddhists incarcerated on a jail barge, I had to improvise how to practice Zen, just like we always have to improvise our practice.
- When The Buddha Met A Murderer
Everyone deserves a place where we can practice together, and the chance for redemption. A talk I gave at the Village Zendo on December 5, 2019.
- PyGotham 2019 Speaker Coaching Recap
This year thirteen PyGotham speakers received free training from opera singer and speaking coach Melissa Collom. Here's what they said.
- Heartwood Sutta
Jeff Shugo Berman's quartet played on scraps of raw wood, inspired by a story in the Pali Canon. I covered the performance for Tricycle Magazine.
- PyGotham 2019's ASL and Live Captioning Playbook
Here's what we did for Deaf and hard-of-hearing accessibility, in detail. I hope this recap can be a playbook for future conferences.
- Five Ways to Establish a Rock-Solid Meditation Habit
Meditation can transform your life, but it only works if you sit regularly. You can establish a strong, serious practice following these five methods.