Video: Dharma Talk on Death
How can we find a freedom of heart in this world of birth and death? We can start by acknowledging that everything is subject to...
How can we find a freedom of heart in this world of birth and death? We can start by acknowledging that everything is subject to...
When we learn to rest in awareness, our whole being can both comprehend the situation and be at ease. We see the dance of life,...
How do we touch our measure of suffering? With a forgiving heart. Step out of the tyranny of self-judgment. Forgive yourself for being a learner...
In any moment you can become the loving witness—it’s why we sit in meditation. We learn to sit with both heartbreak and love—with whatever arises....
Here we are in the change of seasons—the great turning. The sun is something for us to pay attention to, something we often take for...
With mindfulness we can open to the mystery of our human incarnation—to gaze with an open heart at the unbearable beauty and the ocean of...
“Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even...
The poet Mary Oliver writes, “To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold...
How do we tend ourselves, how do we tend this world? Can we pause, be present, take a step back and be the loving awareness...
Conflict is natural—we can be attached to our needs, desires, ideas and visions. Our brains are wired with a negativity bias to look for things...
Many of us discover we live partially in a dreamworld, cut off from whole pieces of our life, our body, our past. Though we may...
We are spiritual beings incarnated into human form. We need to remember our zip code as well as our Buddha nature. We are creatures of...