The Paradox of Resistance

Resistance is the force for growth—and "what we resist persists." How can both ideas be true?

It’s true: On Our Best Behavior comes out in paperback on August 26 along with its companion workbook, Choosing Wholeness Over Goodness. Meanwhile, I’ve finally added an (incomplete) Events page to my website—I’ll be adding more as things come together this fall.

Many years ago, Roshi Joan Halifax visited Biosphere 2 in Arizona, where she noticed that th…