The Sound of...
Over the past few weeks, I’ve written and asked you to read an awful lot of words, so this week, I primarily offer someone else’s words....
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Paul Steinberg
Jan 9, 20227 min read
Let's Get Ready to Humble!
Unlike the weeks since I started this blog, as this week progressed, no topic came spontaneously to me. When I sat down to meditate...
Paul Steinberg
Jan 2, 20225 min read
A New Year?
“It’s always just beginning. Everything is always just beginning.” —Jakusho Kwong We’ve just begun a new year. I’ve been asking myself...
Paul Steinberg
Dec 26, 20217 min read
... And You Cannot Do It Wrong!
Last week we explored what meditation is and how simple it is, even though it’s quite difficult… While meditation is simple, an even more...
Paul Steinberg
Dec 19, 20216 min read
It Couldn't Be Simpler...
Life is hard. Even a really good life has a lot of hard in it. There doesn’t seem to be any way to make life less hard. But there are...
Paul Steinberg
Dec 12, 20215 min read
Don't Look at Me!
I got my right nostril pierced this past weekend. I have no idea why. I also decided not to tell anyone but just to let people see it...
Paul Steinberg
Dec 5, 20213 min read
Anyone Can Whistle
Like many people, I am grieving the death of Stephen Sondheim. He had a way of putting our emotions and life experiences into words and...
Paul Steinberg
Nov 28, 20213 min read
Suffering is Optional
In life, pain is mandatory, but suffering is optional.” The origin of this teaching is unknown, but it’s attributed to a number of...
Paul Steinberg
Nov 21, 20213 min read
Gratitude
I am in California for the wedding of the son of my closest childhood friend. My friend and I met in first grade, and through high...
Paul Steinberg
Nov 14, 20214 min read
A Bad Day
Shortly before the pandemic began, I had a bad day. I hadn’t been feeling well for a few days, and maybe that set the stage. First thing...
Paul Steinberg
Nov 5, 20212 min read
There Are No Instructions
“You have come to the shore. There are no instructions.” —From the poem “The Book Without Words,” by Denise Levertov, after a painting by...
Paul Steinberg
Oct 31, 20212 min read
You Are Here
Nothing could be more true than the statement “I am here.” Where else could I be? And by “here,” I mean in this precise place at this...
Paul Steinberg
Oct 24, 20212 min read
Going Steady
Meditation is developing and nurturing a relationship with ourselves—the parts of ourselves that know us best of all, but that we usually...
Paul Steinberg
Oct 17, 20212 min read
The Falling Leaves...
The ground around my home is covered with leaves now, and while there is still a lot of green left on the trees, there is also a fast...
Paul Steinberg
Oct 10, 20211 min read
Let's Get Ripped!
We work out to tone the physical body—build muscle, heal injury, improve flexibility, etc. Meditation is also a workout, but for the...
Paul Steinberg
Sep 14, 20212 min read
The Meaning of Life?
We all look for meaning in life. Some people look for meaning only when something bad happens or at significant life events, but some...
Paul Steinberg
Sep 11, 20211 min read
Enter the Water...
"To understand the currents of a river, one who wishes to know the truth must enter the water." —Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Reading and...
Paul Steinberg
Sep 11, 20211 min read
Troubles...
"Anything that is troubling you, anything that is irritating you, THAT is your teacher." —Ajahn Chah Even stepping in gum? Yup. One of...
Paul Steinberg
Sep 11, 20212 min read
Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are on a camping trip. In the middle of the night, Holmes nudges Watson awake, and says, "Watson, look up...
Paul Steinberg
Aug 26, 20211 min read
Yoga is More Than Postures!
The practice of physical postures (asana) is the form of yoga familiar to most people, but there are other practices that can also be...
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