Suffering and Letting Go
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is not. Suffering arises from grasping. Release grasping and be free of suffering. Anyone who has had even the briefest introduction...
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Right Understanding
The path of awakening begins with a step the Buddha called right understanding. Right understanding has two parts. To start with, it asks a question...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 66 – Levels of Liberation
Without mindfulness, we exist in the cycle of living known as samsara. We examine how the different levels of mindfulness practice allow us to shed...
Karma, Intention & Wise Speech
People often struggle to understand karma. Karma is simply the law of cause and effect, and in our lives this law of cause and effect...
Audio: Finding Buddha Nature in the Midst of Difficulty Meditation
Having a hard day? Try this meditation and visualization. The compassion and clarity we seek is within us—it is our true nature.
Lean into the Wind
You are part of the web of life, so you don’t need to hold on so tightly. Ultimately, who you are is awareness itself. No...
Happiness Now
After more than 40 years teaching mindfulness and compassion to thousands on the spiritual path, the most important message I can offer is this: You...
Audio: Forgiveness Meditation
Forgiveness is both necessary and possible. It is never too late to find forgiveness and start again. Buddhist psychology offers specific teachings and practices for...
Audio: A Mind Like Sky Meditation
Meditation comes alive through a growing capacity to release our habitual entanglement in the stories and plans, conflicts and worries that make up the small...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 61 – Letting Go
Letting go of our attachment and desire for control opens us to the vastness that this incarnation has to offer. How do we go about...
Video: Forgiveness Meditation
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...
Love Beyond Expectations
Romantic love can deepen when we let it. At first it is a kind of idol worship. It can come with idealism, possessiveness, jealousy, and...
