Personal Reflections Animals & Pets
Dog
You can make your life a work of art—which is what it already was—only now, you no longer feel so separate from it.
Personal Reflections Animals & Pets
Lessons from a Mostly Good Dog: #4: Every Day Is a New Day
What we gain from encountering life with the wide-open eyes of a child, or of a dog.
Lessons from a (Mostly) Good Dog: #3, Be Kind
Can we learn to love each other the way our dogs love us, with that simple, tender adoration?
Lessons from a (Mostly) Good Dog: #2, Relax
When you give yourself so fully to life—when you pour yourself into everything you do unreservedly—then there’s no room for regret.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Openings
The Dog Days of Dharma Practice
What Buddhist teachers learned during lockdown with their pets
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Who My Dog Thinks I Am
Lessons in canine love
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
A Life in Her Hands
Without clear moral guidelines, the author struggles with her pet's failing health.
Joshu’s Dog
If Zen koans included GIFs
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