It is tempting as a learner to want to improve, to make fewer mistakes, to "succeed." But in the Zen approach to learning (say, tennis, for example), the sport and technique are just contexts in which we practice waking up.

If you want to win Wimbledon, go work hard and...

Fellow practitioners of mindfulness,

Since the election of Donald Trump, people across the country have been full of emotion. Some celebrate while others mourn. Some lash out while others recoil. The election results have left few people unmoved. Many people, furthermor...