Happy Lunar New Year! The lunar year is celebrated in Taiwan and many parts of Asia on the second new moon after the December (often...

There's a Zen perspective that even if there is an eternal afterlife either in Heaven or in Hell, by attaining enlightenment in our...

Last month, I made the decision to divide and donate my portion of the Oxherd Boy store proceeds from 2022 to two charities. After...

In my family, I'm often teased for not remembering things that most people would consider important, while simultaneously recalling very...

In many ways, all around the world, no matter where or who we are, people are born into a societal, group, and family narrative and...

Albert Camus said, "Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is." There is always something else to do, some other way to act...

Last week, I finished the first book, THE OXHERD BOY! It feels a little weird to put a stake in the ground and say, "This is done," when...

I've noticed in my son a strong development of conscience over the last two years. I recognize in him many feelings of anguish that I...

I've been re-reading some of Pema Chödrön's book, When Things Fall Apart, and so much is still so relevant in today's chaotic and...

My editor for The Oxherd Boy book for adults will retire at the end of the year. This is a bittersweet transition, because Lindley was...

As a parent, often we feel that our job is to protect our children from pain and relieve their suffering, and I honestly struggle with...

Peaceful living feels like a one giant paradox to me most of the time. I read koans, or some of the little snippets of conversations...

As a society, we place a premium on intelligence, cleverness, and humor, especially when all three are combined into a single, cutting...

There is a little story that Ram Dass once told about caring for his aged father. Every morning, his father, a man who apparently was...

Frankfurter Buchmesse, or Frankfurt Book Fair, is taking place this week in Germany, and it's the first time I've heard of it....

Modern society teaches us that anything worthwhile doesn't come easily. We are always told that the good things in life take hard work....

"Self care" is an interesting concept to consider, especially from a Buddhist perspective that teaches us the self doesn't actually...