Accepting the Mystery
Jesus’s birth is a mystery. One day’s worth of oil burning for eight days is a mystery. Fundamentally, the entire universe and all of...
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Paul Steinberg
Nov 20, 20224 min read
Seeing Completely
We never see anything completely…. We never see a tree. We see the tree through the image that we have of it, the concept of that tree;...
Paul Steinberg
Oct 8, 20227 min read
Steering Toward the Pain
Don’t turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That’s where the light enters you. —Rumi I was once denied a big promotion at...
Paul Steinberg
Sep 11, 20222 min read
Where is the Past?
The past is never where you think you left it. —Katherine Anne Porter Once a moment has passed, it is passed; it no longer exists. What...
Paul Steinberg
Jul 31, 20221 min read
Thinking and Hitting
How can you think and hit at the same time? —Yogi Berra Short answer: You can’t. Well, of course you can—we do it all the time. Whatever...
Paul Steinberg
Jul 10, 20222 min read
Like a Child
Someone I know had a baby yesterday. At the time I did my meditation, she was still in labor and had been for around 24 hours at that...
Paul Steinberg
Jun 26, 20222 min read
Attentiveness and the Soul
You know how if you repeat an ordinary word out loud over and over, at some point it seems to lose its meaning and become just a...
Paul Steinberg
May 29, 20222 min read
The Combination to the Safe
The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination, but the combination is locked up in the safe. —Peter De Vries Some years ago...
Paul Steinberg
Apr 17, 20222 min read
Exodus and Resurrection
This weekend Jews commemorate their exodus from slavery in Egypt, and most Christians commemorate the resurrection of Jesus after his...
Paul Steinberg
Apr 3, 20222 min read
Sitting in a Bamboo Grove...
I sit alone in a remote bamboo grove, Plucking the zither to the whistle of my long, deep breaths. In this place no one knows, The moon...
Paul Steinberg
Mar 27, 20222 min read
The Moment of Truth
Someone who comes to my meditation sessions shared an experience they had recently. On a busy day, they had a doctor’s appointment. While...
Paul Steinberg
Mar 20, 20222 min read
Spring is Sprouting
Spring is renewal. But the renewal is never a reemergence of exactly what was in past seasons. It may resemble how things were before the...
Paul Steinberg
Mar 13, 20225 min read
Atop a Hundred-Foot Pole
Atop a hundred-foot pole, how do you step forward? —Zen koan I’ve gotten stuck many times in my life, and the times when I emerged most...
Paul Steinberg
Mar 6, 20223 min read
Patience
Patience is also a form of action. —Auguste Rodin Last week we explored the promise of meditation and yoga as a flower that, according to...
Paul Steinberg
Feb 27, 20222 min read
Blossoming
No seed ever sees the flower. —Zen teaching Most of us are convinced we know how things are, at least most of the time. That doesn’t mean...
Paul Steinberg
Feb 19, 20222 min read
Seeing Beyond the Pockets
If a pickpocket meets a Holy Person, they will see only their pockets. —Hari Dass How we see what we see is dictated for the most part by...
Paul Steinberg
Feb 13, 20222 min read
The Silent Church
I like the silent church before the service begins better than any preaching. —Ralph Waldo Emerson Boy, did it take me a long time to...
Paul Steinberg
Feb 6, 20223 min read
I Meditate Because...
… I don’t want to live with so much stress, anxiety, frustration, and disappointment. … I like how much easier and more rewarding my...
Paul Steinberg
Jan 30, 20221 min read
Why Do I Meditate?
This week I’m trying something new. Every day I will post a story on Instagram and Facebook with one reason why I meditate, and I will...
Paul Steinberg
Jan 23, 20226 min read
I Want to Be Like the Sunrise
“Of course the sunrise doesn't care if we watch it or not. It will keep on being beautiful even if no one bothers to look.” —Gene Amole I...
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