Difficulties and Hindrances
The Buddhist tradition speaks directly about the hindrances that are encountered in the course of the spiritual journey. Buddha said that those who conquer their...
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Heart Wisdom – Ep. 25 – The Wisdom of Uncertainty
“What we’re looking for is where we are.” Dharma speaks to the ways in which we choose to navigate the uncertainty of our time on...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 24 – Gates of Awakening
A spacious walk through the shifts of identity that often occur as we move from the smaller sense of self into that place of loving...
Know That Power is Not Wisdom
To further sort out the gold from the dross in spiritual life we must distinguish between wisdom and power. Powers can include psychic ability, special...
Recognize the Halo Effect
In order to take what’s good, we need to recognize a second principle of wise relationship and disentangle ourselves from the halo effect. The halo...
Take What’s Good
When dealing with the humanness and the complexity of teachers, it is helpful to keep a few other principles in mind. One is called take...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 15 – The Awakened Heart
We all carry questions about our lives and how we might find relief from the struggles we encounter throughout our mysterious incarnations. Who are we...
All Experiences are Side Effects
Even with a teacher, there are three principles to keep in mind in working with these unfamiliar realms of our spiritual life. The first principle is...
Your Difficulties Are Your Path
Grief and loss and suffering, even depression and spiritual crisis, the dark nights of the soul only worsen when we try to ignore or deny...
You Will Survive
One of the world’s greatest examples of how to survive difficult times is Nelson Mandela, the first president of modern South Africa. After twenty-seven years...
Inquiry and Observation
Wisdom grows out of our clear seeing in each moment. Seeing the arising and passing of our experience and how we relate to it. It...
Judging Another
One evening, the Buddha arose from his meditation and was seated outside the eastern gate of the park where he was staying. Then, King Pasenadi,...
