Living From the Heart

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this talk, Zach explores one of the deepest human needs: the need for love, connection, and belonging. It’s normal to feel disconnected in our current isolated and atomized world. Our first step to cultivating belonging is by connecting to what is right here: our bodies and our hearts. Schedule a session, purchase a book, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this talk, Zach explores the power of kindness and explores different ways to cultivate our capacity to be kind. By recognizing the impact of our kind actions, setting an intention to be kind, and reflecting at the end of our day on how kind we were, our kindness blooms like a flower. Intro Poem,

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this talk, Zach explores the power of thought, and how we can intentionally lay down positive mental patterns. Often our mind isn’t ready to hear the dharma, we need to prepare it first. Recognizing the limits of the mind, we can rest in the limitless heart. Intro Poem, Our Day Is Not Complete, part

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this talk, Zach continues to share some common Zen stories and interprets them on different levels.  We learn from The Legend of Angulimala what it means to practice ahimsa, stop the mind, and end the criticism and war in our own minds. We can also see that the truth found by psychological science and

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this talk, Zach shares some common Zen stories and interprets them on different levels.  Our mind is made for stories, and any good story can mean different things at different times in a person’s life. We can turn our life into an epic story, a poem, a song, a masterpiece. Intro Poem is unpublished.

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this talk, Zach explores part two of his exploration of tapas, fire, burning, discipline, and purification on the spiritual path. We can also see the sun as the essence of tapas, providing the warmth and energy for life to continue on this earth. Finally, we can see a willingness to be with suffering as

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this talk, Zach explores the power of words on the spiritual path. We must understand that words are a vehicle to greater understanding. But like any vehicle, we leave it beyond when we get to the destination. One powerful word and concept is tapas, which can mean fire, motivation, and discipline. Learn more at

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this talk, Zach explores the practice of becoming nobody, and what it really means to “clear the mind.” Our meditation involves looking at our habitual reactions and cultivating response-ability, shifting from immediate reaction to calm responses. Introductory poem, Prajnanam Brahma, is unpublished, but based on the four Mahavakyas of the Upanishads. Learn more at

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this talk, Zach emphasizes that life is a gift and each moment is a miracle. Our spiritual task is to awaken to all the joys and wonders of life around us. The life of the Buddha teaches us that every step and every breath we take is a miracle. Intro Poem: part of the

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this talk, Zach explores the metaphysics of love, and how the more love we give away, the more we have. Human beings long to connect, and the more open our heart is, the happier we will be. Intro Poem is part of the Pebbles poetry collection, click here to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Pebbles-Zach-Beach/dp/B0B2V3VYW6 Learn more at