The Sacred Pause
Because experience happens so quickly, habitual responses can come out of our mouth before we know it. It helps to train ourselves to pause before our…
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Inattention and Delusion
With delusion we live our lives on automatic pilot. We walk down the street and return home without registering where we are and what is happening. Mi…
Blessings for the New Year
Dear ones, The year ends and we begin a new circuit around our own beautiful sun star, twirling amidst the galaxies. Take a breath, quiet…
Mindfulness of the Body
Listening deeply, your body will connect you back to the body of the Earth. As you sense that you are not separate from the planet, you know that to t…
Moral Action and the Dharma
As a nation and a globe, we are going through divisive and painful times. Now is the season to stand up for what matters. To…
The Bodhisattva’s Path
The way of the bodhisattva is one of the most radical and powerful of all Buddhist forms of practice. It is radical because it states that the fulfill…
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice by Corinne Shutack
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice by Corinne Shutack
Audio: The Return Of Joy
If we cannot be happy in spite of our difficulties, what good is our spiritual practice? There is an unquenchable human spirit born anew in each…
The Bodhisattva Response to Coronavirus
Epidemics, like earthquakes, tornadoes and floods are part of the cycle of life on planet Earth. How will we respond? With greed, hatred, fear and ign…
Calm, Clarity, Compassion
If we want to act wisely in the world, the first step is to learn to quiet the mind. If our actions are born from…
Fear of Happiness
Much of human suffering is caused by greed, hatred, fear and ignorance. When we let go of greed, hatred, fear and ignorance, and hold the…
The Wisdom of Not Knowing
Wisdom is not knowing but being. The Christian mystics instructed seekers to enter the Cloud of Unknowing with a trusting heart. The wise heart is…
