Posts by Michael Coughlin

There a wooden bench with a mug of coffee overlooking a view of a rocky coast like.

Walking Through Tender Ground Of Our Suffering

“We call this ‘practice’ and it’s called practice for a reason. We’re practicing how to meet life, how to meet our experience. And meditation is[…]

Cartoon of a man sitting on a sand dune looking out over the distance.

Making Our Practice Personal

“No one can ever explain to us how to have an experience. If they could, we would all be enlightened by now. Our task as[…]

Young woman holding prayer flags

Who’s Keeping Score?

“Falling down is what we humans do. If we can acknowledge that fact, judgment softens and we allow the world to be as it is,[…]

Looking at the clouds over the ocean from a wooden pier.

Cultivating A Relationship With Stillness

In my experience, one of the most poignant benefits of walking a spiritual path is the opportunity to cultivate a relationship with stillness. In the[…]