When Zen teacher Issan Dorsey was asked to describe the essence of Zen art, he answered, "Nothing extra.""Nothing extra" is also of course the essence of Zen living itself: perceiving life as it actually is, as opposed to perceiving it through a bunch of believed narrative
Coronavirus disinformation is the hot topic of the day, with pressure mounting on social media platforms to censor incorrect information about the virus and mainstream news outlets blaring dire warnings every day about the threat posed by the circulation of false claims about the pandemic."As
As 2020 gets crazier and crazier, emotional self-care is getting more and more important. A lot of people, especially the "plugged-in" types who like to pay close attention to what's going on in the world, are getting into some looping stress patterns over the Covid-19
There was a kids' game show on Nickelodeon in the early nineties called Get the Picture where contestants would be shown an image that is obscured in some way and slowly made more clear. First one to guess the image correctly got the points.That's kind of
"Corona is a black light and America is a cum-stained hotel room," comedian Megan Amram colorfully tweeted a couple of weeks ago. Her observation has only grown more accurate since.The corporate cronyism of America's political system has been highlighted with a massive kleptocratic multitrillion-dollar corporate bailout of
So my daughter has a fever and a sore throat now. According to the Victoria guidelines she doesn't qualify for testing, but her symptoms match those listed for COVID-19 and I'm pretty sure she's got it.She's doing alright but of course I'm stressing anyway, since
Headline says it all, really. I'm not claiming to have all the answers, but this is one option we should all be talking about a lot in my opinion.This whole debate about either (A) returning to normal and killing millions of people or (B) consenting
The world is messed up because powerful people think in terms of narrative control, and ordinary people don't. Change that and you change the world.~Hot tip: Dump all stocks and invest in becoming the kind of decent human being who people will want to help
Imagine if you looked out your window tomorrow morning and saw a mushroom cloud growing on the horizon.What do you imagine your first thoughts would be?Do you imagine you'd think to yourself, "Man I wish I'd spent more time arguing with Tulsi Gabbard supporters on
Hey everyone, we're back in your earphones with a special series of Going Rogue, The Cocoon Sessions. Let's hang out, eat ALL the snacks and quarantine together. This episode is all about the 16 lessons that have become very clear very quickly with the initial