Heart Wisdom – Ep. 40 – Buddha’s Last Teachings
During the last year of his life, the Buddha imparted many teachings to his followers and future seekers on the path. Guidance for practice, and...
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Remembering Who You Are
“How amazing. All living beings have the Buddha nature of awakening and freedom, yet they do not realize this. Unknowingly they wander on the ocean...
Awaken the Buddha Within
The karmic patterns that we create through our hearts transcend the limitations of time and space. To awaken the heart of compassion and wisdom in...
Video: Inner Strength and Kindness: Practices for a Wise Life
“In this world, hatred never ceases by hatred, but by love alone is healed. This is the ancient and
eternal law.”—Buddha
Honesty and a Non-Contentious Heart
The Buddha’s teachings point to a non-contentious heart. “There is gain and loss, slander and honor, praise and blame, pleasure and pain; the awakened ones...
Redemption and Forgiveness
“No one is forgotten. It is a lie, any talk of God that does not comfort you.” ~Meister Eckhart Milarepa, the most famous saint in...
Inner Freedom: Liberation of the Heart
If we do not focus on human limits and pathology, what is the alternative? There is another orientation, a way to recover our human happiness. ...
Noble Friendship
Then the venerable Ananda approached the Lord, prostrated himself and sat down to one side. Sitting there the venerable Ananda said to the Lord: “Half of...
Natural Joy (Part Two)
(Read Part One: Natural Joy) When I returned to the United States and began to teach, my colleagues and I tended to emphasize the...
Difficulties and Hindrances
The Buddhist tradition speaks directly about the hindrances that are encountered in the course of the spiritual journey. Buddha said that those who conquer their...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 22 – Bodhisattva
What attitude can we carry into a world of conflict and difficulty that will allow us to treasure and fully embody the work we do...
