by Bud Megargee | Sep 1, 2023 | Articles
We live in unsettled times. I am not just talking about the confusing partisan issues that incessantly fill our living rooms each evening. The state of humanity is what troubles me. There is a lack of enthusiasm that appears to circle everything. And when I look for...
by Bud Megargee | Aug 1, 2023 | Articles
There are moments in our lives that we both fear to relive and/or long to repeat. Unfortunately, time prevents a second chance to amend the past, as do most people. For those reasons, my understanding of others has always focused on how I view things as they really...
by Bud Megargee | Jul 3, 2023 | Articles
It has been more than two years since I have visited a monastery and gained an insightful experience. Regrettably, my Buddhist friend, Khenchen, is no longer available, since his return to Cambodia for a family emergency. I miss his serenity and measured approach to...
by Bud Megargee | Jun 8, 2023 | Articles
Where is the line between what is real and what is imagined or unconventional? One might think that should be a simple question to answer. I believe most people would say, “If you can see it, hear it, or touch it, it must be real, right?” However, what if by embracing...
by Bud Megargee | May 1, 2023 | Articles
Have I forgotten how to write? Has my imagination shut down? Have I stopped thinking about how writing about the world of souls can be magical? How illuminating a literary stadium filled with life’s most complex thoughts provides an array of alternative spiritual...
by Bud Megargee | Apr 9, 2023 | Articles
In having a conversation with myself today I came away with one simple statement: All spiritual journeys are unique. They make us look at what we have done in the most peculiar fashion. They present moments where we are forced to examine how, together, we have created...
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.