Tag Archives: Meditation

Be like a tree, and let the dead leaves drop: whatever the challenge, Martin just kept moving forward

Martin Erick Yelverton, co-editor of BardoBurner and my husband and partner for over three decades, died aged 58 in August of this year. It was sudden and unexpected and it happened at what was, without doubt, the happiest time of his life. Martin and I first crossed paths late in 1987. Having experienced a troubledContinue reading “Be like a tree, and let the dead leaves drop: whatever the challenge, Martin just kept moving forward”

Steve Hagen’s ‘mysterious figure’: cheap parlour trick or a glimpse of enlightenment?

Many people say the American Zen priest Steve Hagen’s primer Buddhism Plain and Simple is excellent, and I drifted through its early pages thinking the same. He has a clear, direct style that avoids a lot of the clunky dharma translations that often serve only to confuse. However, just as he is settling in toContinue reading “Steve Hagen’s ‘mysterious figure’: cheap parlour trick or a glimpse of enlightenment?”