“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…
We revisit the adventure from the Upanishads of Nachiketa and his odyssey to meet with the Lord of Death. We look at the wisdom to…
Like the mother of the world who carries the pain of the world in her heart, you are sharing in the totality of this…
The opposite of aggression is not passivity, it is true strength. When we have lost a sense of our innate nobility,we mistakenly believe in our…
“O Nobly Born” the Buddhist texts begin, remember your Buddha Nature. Remember your innate capacity for dignity, understanding and vast compassion. These gifts were born…
You are part of the web of life, so you don’t need to hold on so tightly. Ultimately, who you are is awareness itself. No…
We all need healing at different times in our lives. Sometimes we need healing for physical illness. At other times, we need to heal the…
In a healthy response to pain and fear, we establish awareness before it becomes anger. We can train ourselves to notice the gap between the…
While our true nature is like that of the Buddha, we still must honor our uniqueness and individuality. To come and meditate is to come…
I imagine that one of the reasons that people cling to their hate and prejudice so stubbornly is because they sense that once hate is…
Forgiveness is both necessary and possible. It is never too late to find forgiveness and start again. Buddhist psychology offers specific teachings and practices for…
Buddhist psychology offers specific teachings and practices for the development of forgiveness. Like the practice of compassion, forgiveness does not ignore the truth of our…
