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...
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The Compass of the Heart
We hear the word karma all the time. I heard it on the radio in an advertisement for cars, “It’s Bob Bridge’s karma to sell...
Seeing the Secret Goodness
We can practice the awakening of sacred perception in our daily life, step-by-step. 1) Wait for a day when you awaken in a fine...
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...
Malleability and Insight: The Fruits of Concentration
Once concentrated, the mind can be directed in specific ways. This function is called “malleability of mind” in Buddhist psychology. It means that we can...
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...
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...
Bodhisattva Vows
Consider undertaking the vows and practice of a Bodhisattva. In taking these vows you will join with the hundreds of thousands of Buddhists in the...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 03 – Karma and the Power of Intention
One of the most important tools for navigating through our complicated existence is the understanding of Karma. We consistently create patterns in our lives but...
The Road to Hell and Deluded Intention
We’ve all heard the saying, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” What if our good intentions foolishly ruin a relationship or hurt...
The Heart’s Intention
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...
Cultivating Compassion
There are many levels on which we can strengthen and awaken compassion in our lives. We can practice it in silence as we sit. When...
