by Bud Megargee | May 15, 2026 | Articles
One thing that life continues to teach me – sometimes gently, sometimes like it is trying to get my attention with a frying pan – in that “intuition and imagination” are two of the most reliable guides we have. This does not refer to the small stuff, but for the...
by Bud Megargee | Apr 28, 2026 | Articles
When I think about what truly supports a grounded and meaningful life, I often return to a few simple Buddhist principles – mindfulness, loving kindness, and compassion. These are not abstract spiritual ideals. They are practical ways of meeting the world with clarity...
by Bud Megargee | Apr 11, 2026 | Articles
When people ask me about heaven, often before we have settled into the conversation, I tell them that my understanding is not built on geography. It is built on attention. Over the years, through the books I have written and questions that I have followed, I have...
by Bud Megargee | Mar 26, 2026 | Articles
There are moments in a human life when the boundaries between the physical and the unseen thins, and something unexpected steps forward. Explorers have written about this for more than a century – the presence of a calm, guiding companion who appears when survival...
by Bud Megargee | Mar 11, 2026 | Articles
When I think of the people closest to me – the ones I care the most about – I find myself wanting to gather them all into a small circle, as you do before speaking about something that matters. I would begin by telling them that I have come to understand that life...
by Bud Megargee | Mar 3, 2026 | Articles
The anxiety in my life has a way of filling every corner of my existence with noise. Individual thoughts race, my worries pile up, and, even my smallest decisions are overwhelming. In those moments, finding periods of “silence” and quiet can feel almost impossible,...
Bud Megargee is a former senior behavioral healthcare executive; a Washington, DC., healthcare lobbyist; and an independently published, best-selling and award-winning author. He began writing after exploring Eastern philosophy and alternative medicine techniques in the professional treatment of emotional challenges at a Taiwanese Buddhist monastery.