One evening, the Buddha arose from his meditation and was seated outside the eastern gate of the park where he was staying. Then, King Pasenadi,…
All beings tremble before violence. All fear death. All love life. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?…
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…
“If there be anywhere on earth a lover of God who is always kept safe, I know nothing of it, for it was not shown…
“Who is your enemy? Mind is your enemy. Who is your friend? Mind is your friend.” ~Buddha I have on my refrigerator a picture of…
Becoming aware of intention is the key to awakening in moment-to-moment practice. In each situation that calls for our engagement, some inner intention will precede…
This is a second principle for releasing repeated patterns-Open to a Full Awareness of the Feelings. It is the feeling level that controls most of…
“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…
The art of living is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each…
In this Dharma talk Jack speaks about the path of the Bodhisattva.
Embracing the Feminine in Buddhism I am seated at Spirit Rock with two of the new generation of American nuns, delightfully wise and courageous and…
