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...
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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...
Optimal Mental Health
“With wisdom let your mind full of love pervade one quarter of the world, and so to the second, third and fourth quarter. Fill the...
Planting Seeds on the Middle Path
A.T. Ariyaratne, a former schoolteacher and Buddhist elder, is considered the Ghandi of Sri Lanka. Refusing to take sides in any form of conflict, Ari’s...
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...
Vast Silence and Illumination
Jhana states are two sets of stable states of absorption concentration and insight concentration outlined in Buddhist psychology. These states are so central to the...
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...
Obstacles Are Part of the Path
When we examine our own minds we will inevitably encounter the root forces of greed, fear, prejudice, hatred, and desire, which create so much sorrow...
Statement on Racism from Buddhist Teachers & Leaders in the United States
Buddhist Statement on Racial Justice May 14, 2015 “If you have come to help me you are wasting your time. But if you recognize that...
First White House Buddhist Leadership Conference
120 Buddhist leaders of every color and tradition joined together at last weeks’ White House Buddhist gathering. On a fine spring day there converged orange...
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...
