Tao Te Ching - a commentary. Given at Berkeley City College during Summer Session 2011 on July 7th.   

What needs to be done? There’s nothing to do. It’s all done. Move about as you do. No need to add your concern - it does not help at all.

Now, how shall we act? Action without attachment to results is best. You know the outcomes, and perform the tasks without grasping. Tasks will happen more precisely, more actions, with more joy, and fulfillment. You are living your life now – rather than in the future.  

MEDITATION POETRY SLAM at University of California, Berkeley on April 6, 2011. Many original meditation inspired poems performed by the meditation class students. First time we did in our class. 

WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT? Meditation talk (with questions & answers) at Berkeley City College, July 14, 2011.

Thinking does not solve most problems. Feeling is more comprehensive than thought. The best of all worlds integrates thought and feeling - this leads to awakened intuition. 

Beginnings are sweet. We call it “beginners mind”. Later, the sweetness goes away. We take “it” for granted. This is why we need meditation. 

Life is short. It can be lived right here-and-now; thus, lived more intensely with fuller sense of presence. I believe, that’s part of what Jesus meant when he spoke of “life more abundant”.

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