Heart Wisdom – Ep. 43 – Respect and Dignity
Mindfulness consistently returns us to a radical capacity for presence that can truly change our lives for the better. The natural freedom revealed through the...
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Heart Wisdom – Ep. 41 – Seeing Anew
A succinct reminder of the ever-present possibility to step out from the blinders of our ordinary perception, from the fear and anxiety of modern life,...
Reclaiming Our Lost Sense of Self
How can our practice help us develop a healthy and full sense of self? How can we come to true self? There are several aspects...
The Zen of an Aching Heart
Sometimes suffering the losses and the unexpected betrayals and breakups that befall each of us becomes where we grow deepest in our capacity to lead...
Forgiveness Repairs the World
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...
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: What Makes a Wise & Just Society?
How can we mindfully navigate this life? The outer developments of humanity must be matched by inner developments. At this time, we are, as the...
Forgiving Ourselves
Finding a way to extend forgiveness to ourselves is one of our most essential tasks. Just as others have been caught in suffering, so have...
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...
Practice: Meeting Difficulty with Wise Intention
Pick a situation of difficulty or conflict with others. Reflect on your last encounters and on the motivation from which you operated. How did this...
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...
