We human beings are constantly in combat, at war to escape the fact of being so limited, limited by so many circumstances we cannot…
Aversion, anger, and hatred are states of mind that strike against experience, pushing it away, rejecting what is presented in the moment. They do not…
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…
When we learn about doubt in meditation, we can then learn to face doubt wisely in our life. Here’s how to start: begin by looking…
“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…
When great loss comes, the heart needs to grieve. We need to find a way to honor and tend our grief, to respect its deep…
“In a world of tension and breakdown it is necessary for there to be those who seek to integrate their inner lives not by avoiding…
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…
This human world is sometimes called the desire realm because so much of it runs on desire and wanting. How to relate wisely with desire…
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…
Anger is easy to see, and greed is more subtle, but delusion is the hardest. All the accompanying mind states get cloudy, confusing. — Ajahn…
