Aversion, anger, and hatred are states of mind that strike against experience, pushing it away, rejecting what is presented in the moment. They do not…
Hatred never ceases by hatred, but by love alone is healed. This is the ancient and eternal law. —Buddha Without forgiveness we are chained to…
When we learn about doubt in meditation, we can then learn to face doubt wisely in our life. Here’s how to start: begin by looking…
“Ultimately it is on our vulnerability that we depend.”—Rilke As children, many of us were taught courage in the form of the warrior or the…
Consciousness is colored by the states that visit it.—Buddha “Eh,” my teacher Ajahn Chah would peer at me when I was having a hard time,…
No matter where we are, we can see the world through the eyes of love. Without love, everything is constrained, if not false. With…
“In a world of tension and breakdown it is necessary for there to be those who seek to integrate their inner lives not by avoiding…
The present moment is the doorway to true calm. It is the only place you can love or awaken—the eternal present. You cannot know the…
This human world is sometimes called the desire realm because so much of it runs on desire and wanting. How to relate wisely with desire…
Imperfections are part of the display of life. Joy and sorrow, birth and death are the dance of existence throughout which our awakened consciousness can…
In popular Western culture we are taught that the way to achieve happiness is to change our external environment to fit our wishes. But this…
Every morning I awaken torn between the desire to save the world and the inclination to savor it.— E.B. White Spiritual life may initially be…
