Trudy Goodman – InsightLA Meditation

We Are Sisters and Brothers

The waves and currents at Venice Beach are wild today. The ocean is gleaming in the bright sunlight while the wind whips the water into whitecaps out to the horizon. After getting tossed around on the boogie board, my mouth feels full of sand. Like y... Read more

Towards A Wise and Caring Nation

This is a (slightly abbreviated) letter from the Clergy and Leadership at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. It was sent to us by Tara Brach, and posted by Jack Kornfield as well. The letter expresses ethical concerns that mirror the teachings o... Read more

Author: Trudy Goodman

Not Too Late

In the course of this long life that glides by so swiftly, I’ve learned from different traditions and practices. Last Saturday, insight and inspiration appeared at the Venice Beach Music Fest – Free! Outside! At the beach! where I went to hear the Ace o... Read more

Author: Trudy Goodman

What Will You Do With The Rest Of Your Life?

When I first came to LA to help my mother and daughter, I knew no one; it was a lonesome, sad time. I’d left my 30-year community of friends and colleagues. I said my farewells to my home at the Cambridge Buddhist Association, to our marriage and my was... Read more

Author: Trudy Goodman

Refreshing Practice

This morning at dawn I brought cushions outside on the little cement stoop in front of my house to sit. I felt peaceful but tired, lackluster, needing to be refreshed by the cool air of early morning and the spaciousness of being outdoors. In the midst... Read more

Author: Trudy Goodman

Happy Interdependence Day!

Jack and I just finished teaching a retreat at the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat in Spain, known to the Catalans as Montsagrat, “Sacred Mountain.” In pre-Christian times, the Romans built a temple here to honor their goddess Venus. ... Read more

Author: Trudy Goodman

In The Footprint of the Cosmos

All the footprints of the other animals can fit in that of the elephant, the elephant’s footprint is supreme. In the same way, all skillful qualities are rooted and gathered in mindfulness, and mindfulness is supreme,” said the Buddha. Everyone and ever... Read more

Mindfulness & Technology

Jack and I recently went to lead meditations for Tristan Harris’s Humane Technology conference. Tristan, a meditator and celebrated technology reformer, opened his talk with a quote from E.O.Wilson. When he was asked if we will be able to solve the cris... Read more

We Are Sisters and Brothers

Towards A Wise and Caring Nation

Not Too Late

What Will You Do With The Rest Of Your Life?

Refreshing Practice

Happy Interdependence Day!

In The Footprint of the Cosmos

Mindfulness & Technology

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