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...
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Rumi’s Teacher
The great Persian poet Rumi had an extraordinary teacher named Shams. Even as a child Shams seemed different. His own parents struggled with whether to...
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...
A Meditation on Lovingkindness
This meditation uses words, images, and feelings to evoke a lovingkindness and friendliness toward oneself and others. With each recitation of the phrases, we are...
Forgiveness & Kind Intention
In the mandala of wholeness we are called to the practice of forgiveness. We must especially find a forgiving heart with family and those close...
Immediacy
Spiritual Awakening is found in the here and now. In the Zen tradition they say, “After the ecstasy, the laundry.” Spiritual maturity manifests itself in...
The Mind and the Heart
The “Jewel in the Lotus” is the translation of the universal compassion mantra “Om Mani Padme Hum.” While it has many meanings, one explanation of...
The Monks & The River
Once two Tibetan monks traveling on pilgrimage came to a rushing river. There they saw an ugly old leper woman sitting on the bank, begging...
The Fruits of Non-Identification
Buddhist psychology calls non-identification the abode of awakening, the end of clinging, true peace, nirvana. Without identification, we can respectfully care for ourselves and others,...
The Factors of Enlightenment
One of the clearest and most useful ways to describe practice is in the terms of the seven factors of enlightenment. These are the natural...
Awakening Inner Wisdom to Navigate Through Difficult Times
by Diane Williams When the path ahead is unknown and may even appear menacing, how do we move forward with courage? Is it possible not...
Video: Jack Kornfield on Oprah’s “SuperSoul Sunday”
Jack sat down with Oprah on “SuperSoul Sunday” and answered the questions: What is Buddhism? How can it help your daily life? Is it a...
