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We are the victims of our own choices
Where we are today is a direct result of decisions we've made as far back as ten years or lifetimes ago, and as recently as last night. We have a tremendous personal responsibility for the way our life...
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Love is the recognition of beauty
A flower doesn't stop being beautiful just because somebody walks by without noticing it, nor does it cease to be fragrant if its scent is taken for granted. The flower just continues to be its...
View ArticleThoughts become words, and words become actions
If you've ever taken a puppy for a walk, you know it runs after everything that sparks its curiosity. After we train it to obey some simple commands, however, it grows to be our obedient and intuitive...
View ArticleThe Five Wonderful PreceptsTranslated by Thich Nhat Hanh
Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I vow to cultivate compassion and learn ways to protect the lives of all sentient beings. I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill,...
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Knowing is not even half the battle
You never make the same mistake twice. The second time you make it, it's no longer a mistake, it's a choice. What we essentially are is a series of bad choices. If knowing alone made us wise, then...
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What a healthy relationship looks like
Relationships are often misunderstood to be a simple commitment between two people; a dedication to each other with a sense of belonging to one another. Unfortunately, that kind of limited perspective...
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Doing the "right thing"
Clyde is a single father of two. When his wife died of diabetes last year, he vowed to take better care of the family's health by doing three new things on a regular basis: exercising, eating more...
View ArticleFeelings vs. Emotions
A friend called me crying one day because her boyfriend had left her for another woman. I couldn’t understand why she was devastated. “You want to be with a guy who loves you as much as you love him,...
View ArticleMaking Friends
Meeting people is easy, but making friends is hard. Spending time together doesn't mean having to go out for drinks either… I remember my cousin used to call me and say, "Hey, what are you doing right...
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Book Tour
To see the tour dates, please click here.Even though HarperCollins offered to fly me to a handful of bookstores around the country (and put me in a different hotel each night), I asked them to give me...
View ArticleThe Third Precept
In my twenties I slept with anyone who found me attractive because I confused being attracted-to with being loved. Much like everybody else, I was hungry for intimacy and connection, acceptance and...
View ArticleBuddhist Boot Camp Book Signing In a Town Near You!
We finally get to meet! Check out this list of Buddhist Boot Camp Events and look for a town near you. We need a lot of people to show up at these events so that my publisher will agree to send me to...
View ArticleDetoxifying
Many moons ago I began a spiritual journey. I was driven by determination and self control to keep anything and everything that is potentially negative and/or toxic out of my life. Realizing that we...
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What is Buddhist Boot Camp all about?
Buddhism is all about training the mind, and boot camp is an ideal training method for this generation's short attention span. The chapters in this small book can be read in any order, and are short...
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What is Buddhist Boot Camp all about?We are soldiers of peace in the army of love. The book is a simple invitation to be the best version of you there is.Buddhism is all about training the mind, and...
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What is Buddhist Boot Camp all about?We are soldiers of peace in the army of love. The book is a simple invitation to be the best version of you there is.Buddhism is all about training the mind, and...
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Life is a piece of cake
When a friend recently asked me if there is anything I would change about my life, I instinctively said, "Absolutely not! I am more content than I've ever been, and happier than I ever thought would be...
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Training the mind
Your mind is like a spoiled rich kid! You have raised it to think whatever it wants, whenever it wants to and for however long, with no regard for consequence or gratitude. And now that your mind is...
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Love sees no gender, just as love sees no color!
Happy Valentine's Day to ALL the lovers out there! Someone wrote to Buddhist Boot Camp asking, “What is the Buddhist stance on homosexuality?”The answer is simple (and I included it in the book):...
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