Suffering and Letting Go
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is not. Suffering arises from grasping. Release grasping and be free of suffering. Anyone who has had even the briefest introduction...
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Lean into the Wind
You are part of the web of life, so you don’t need to hold on so tightly. Ultimately, who you are is awareness itself. No...
The Temple of Healing
We all need healing at different times in our lives. Sometimes we need healing for physical illness. At other times, we need to heal the...
Responding with Love and Courage
In a healthy response to pain and fear, we establish awareness before it becomes anger. We can train ourselves to notice the gap between the...
Happiness Now
After more than 40 years teaching mindfulness and compassion to thousands on the spiritual path, the most important message I can offer is this: You...
Open to Mystery
Marcel Proust once said, “The real voyage of discovery lies not in finding new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Buddhist practice gives us...
Audio: Forgiveness Meditation
Forgiveness is both necessary and possible. It is never too late to find forgiveness and start again. Buddhist psychology offers specific teachings and practices for...
Audio: A Mind Like Sky Meditation
Meditation comes alive through a growing capacity to release our habitual entanglement in the stories and plans, conflicts and worries that make up the small...
Video: Forgiveness Meditation
Buddhist psychology offers specific teachings and practices for the development of forgiveness. Like the practice of compassion, forgiveness does not ignore the truth of our...
Accepting One’s Quirky Personality
No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement. —Florida Scott-Maxwell Looking closely at personality and temperament is...
Audio: Vastness and Love Dharma Talk
With a spacious heart, we can remember the bigger picture. What would it feel like to love the whole kit and caboodle—to make our love...
Reclaiming Our Lost Sense of Self
How can our practice help us develop a healthy and full sense of self? How can we come to true self? There are several aspects...
