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…
Systematic depictions of spiritual stages can make it seem as if the path is simple, linear, and progressive, as if spiritual life were a step-by-step…
Buddhist psychology is filled with practices that shift us to the universal perspective. These include contemplations on the vastness of time, the cycles of impermanence,…
“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…
The mysterious quality we call Love involves stepping out of the body of fear and allowing something bigger to be born in us, all the…
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…
“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…
“The emergence and blossoming of understanding, love and intelligence has nothing to do with any tradition – no matter how ancient or impressive – it…
“When Love meets sorrow it becomes compassion” As we become silent we start to awaken to the mystery of this human realm. We begin…
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…
Inevitably in working with the mixed difficulties of communities, teachers, and ourselves, we will be asked for a certain measure of forgiveness. Forgiveness does not…
