Practicing the Dharma In Uncertain Times
When times are uncertain, difficult, fearful, full of change, they become the perfect place to deepen the practice of awakening. After viewing the elections….whatever your...
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Video: Learning to Surf
With mindfulness, we are learning to observe in a new way, with balance and a powerful disidentification. We can begin to sense and observe the...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 39 – Emptiness and the Power of Love
An exploration of the ways in which the quiet mind and open heart lead to wisdom, depth, and love. Our practice itself is an act...
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...
The Four Radiant Abodes
The most treasured description of optimal mental health is the Four Radiant Abodes. These four radiant abodes are: loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity or peace....
Cultivating Grace and Transforming Suffering
How do we transform suffering into grace? How do we cultivate a process that allows grace to fill our lives? How do we turn anger...
Equanimity vs Indifference
The near enemy of equanimity is indifference or callousness. We may appear serene if we say, “I’m not attached. It doesn’t matter what happens anyway,...
Spiritual Life Takes Courage
Equanimity is not indifference, and compassion is not pity. True spirituality requires us to be fully present for life. For us to begin to look...