“Teach us to care and not to care.” ~T.S. Elliot If you tell a Zen master everything is like a dream, she will take her…
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,…
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…
You can begin to study the effects of the states of mind that fill your days. To start, it helps to become deliberately aware of…
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…
If we do not focus on human limits and pathology, what is the alternative? There is another orientation, a way to recover our human happiness.
Use this practice to bring wisdom to a situation of inner or outer conflict. Initially begin by sitting. Later you can practice in social…
“When Love meets sorrow it becomes compassion” As we become silent we start to awaken to the mystery of this human realm. We begin…
Spiritual practice requires of us a kind and devoted attention to the opening of the body as well as the heart. We cultivate the necessary…
To work with a sacred image, choose someone who inspires you, St. Francis or Kwan Yin the goddess of infinite mercy, Jesus or Mary, Buddha…
(Read Part One of The Storytelling Mind) When we look at the constant and repetitive process of our own thinking, we see how habitually it…
“With the mind, observe the mind.” – Buddha This first simple practice gives an immediate experience of mindfulness of thought. Sit comfortably and quietly. After…
