The Sacredness of Form
“Teach us to care and not to care.” ~T.S. Elliot If you tell a Zen master everything is like a dream, she will take her...
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Sacred Perception
The saints are what they are, not because their sanctity makes them admirable to others, but because the gift of sainthood makes it possible...
Free From Views
“The emergence and blossoming of understanding, love and intelligence has nothing to do with any tradition – no matter how ancient or impressive – it...
Turning Toward Our Essence (Part One)
“Who are we, really?” the Zen koans demand, “Who is dragging this body around?” or “What was your original face before your parents were born?”...
Awakening to Pure Consciousness
Let us consider the unbounded sky or mirror-like nature of consciousness. We need to be practical. Our first task is to learn to distinguish the...
Finding Refuge (Part Two)
(Read Part One of Finding Refuge) Traditionally, there are three levels of Buddhist refuge, outer, inner and innermost. On the outer level, we take refuge...
The Storytelling Mind
When I first took robes and entered the monastic community of Ajahn Chah, I had already been practicing meditation for two years. Now, sitting...
Take What’s Good
When dealing with the humanness and the complexity of teachers, it is helpful to keep a few other principles in mind. One is called take...
You Will Survive
One of the world’s greatest examples of how to survive difficult times is Nelson Mandela, the first president of modern South Africa. After twenty-seven years...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 12 – The One Who Knows
Behind all the drama of our lives, there is something unchanging and ever-present, for everyone to discover. Our methods and practices point us in the...
The Nature of Hate
Hatred and aversion are all states of mind that strike against experience, pushing it away, rejecting what is presented in the moment. They do not...
Suffering & Grace
“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...
