The Practice of Forgiveness
Hatred never ceases by hatred, but by love alone is healed. This is the ancient and eternal law. —Buddha Without forgiveness we are chained to...
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Vulnerability and the Tender Heart
“Ultimately it is on our vulnerability that we depend.”—Rilke As children, many of us were taught courage in the form of the warrior or the...
Audio: Gratitude Meditation
The gate to human well-being and transformation swings open when we practice living with a grateful heart. When we find gratitude, we find freedom and...
Love: The Gateway to Freedom
No matter where we are, we can see the world through the eyes of love. Without love, everything is constrained, if not false. With...
Audio: Lovingkindness Meditation
The beautiful truth is that love can be awakened, cultivated, and invited to grow in our hearts. The practice of metta or lovingkindness taught here...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 90 – Healing Through Loving Awareness
How can we cultivate the qualities of mindful loving awareness? How do we listen to the pulse of the world? How do we listen to...
The Tyranny of Perfection
Imperfections are part of the display of life. Joy and sorrow, birth and death are the dance of existence throughout which our awakened consciousness can...
Radiate Love
In a psychology of liberation, selflessness is a therapeutic necessity. Even though the whole concept may seem initially frightening and confusing, it is really quite...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 86 – Entering with an Awakened Heart
Even in the most difficult times, it is possible to see something much bigger. We need to be able to envision another world—a world that...
Love vs. Attachment
Each of the qualities of the awakened heart, such as love, joy and peace, have what are called “near enemies”—aspects which mimic and limit them....
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 82 – Respect for All
A number of the Buddhist texts begin with this phrase. ‘Oh nobly born, oh you who are the sons and daughters of the awakened ones,...
Awakening Love
The Buddha taught that we can develop loving-kindness by visualizing how a caring mother holds her beloved child. Love is our true nature, but it...
