naikan Archives - The Dewdrop

James Crews

James Crews – Winter Morning

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 Sam Shapiro

The art of gratitude is the art of paying attention, and when we incline our minds toward gratitude, gratitude blossoms.

Gregg Krech

(The Japanese Art of Naikan, and) Thanking Our Mitochondria

November 28, 2024November 28, 2024 Vanessa Able

Gregg Krech directs gratitude to some of the most essential and overlooked entities in our lives - thank you, tiny, hard-working mitochondria!

“Expanding the Universe” – Rick Rubin on Awareness in Creativity
What is the role of awareness in creativity and how can we cultivate it to make our world a bigger and clearer place?
The First Door of Liberation: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision of Emptiness and Interbeing
Rather than signifying a lack or a void, Thich Nhat Hanh took emptiness to be a state of inextricable and fundamental interconnectedness.
Mike Travisano – Bob’s Tattoos
A short story on the power of three simple words and how much they can mean and embody.
Sharing the Feeling: Zen Teacher Shunryu Suzuki on Becoming Ourselves
The importance of keeping an empty mind for savoring the present and expressing ourselves in our most authentic way.
Running After Loves – Ray Bradbury on Fostering Hunger in Writing
Finding the truth of our authentic passions is the key to forming the foundations of a writing practice