Family Peace: A Reconciliation Meditation
When we allow our hearts to sense the pain and struggles of others, and how the suffering they carry causes pain to even themselves, a natural compass…
Tag: Suffering
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 134 – On Death
We can be the loving witness of this life, yet not cling to it. We can cherish life, yet in the end we will have to let go.
Video: Dharma Talk on Death
How can we find a freedom of heart in this world of birth and death? We can start by acknowledging that everything is subject to change. Death is an a…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 133 – Training The Inner Child
It's important to give attention, love, and energy to our inner child, learn how to heal/grieve our childhood wounding, and let go.
The Wisdom of Insecurity
We can plan, we can care for, tend and respond. But we cannot control. Instead we take a breath, and open to what is unfolding, where we are. This is …
Audio: Refuge in Difficult Times
In times of stress, it’s important to discover ways to quiet our minds and tend our hearts. This meditation and visualization can help us cultivate …
Navigating Rough Waters
Living our highest intentions can happen in great ways or in what may seem small—yet critical—ways of refusing to be conquered by the difficulties…
Video: Compassionate Heart Dharma Talk
With mindfulness we can open to the mystery of our human incarnation—to gaze with an open heart at the unbearable beauty and the ocean of tears that…
Mindfulness of Feelings
Feelings are ever-present. They are a mysterious and rich dimension of our human life. But without mindfulness of them we can react automatically, hab…
Courage of the Heart
Very often what nourishes our spirit most is what brings us face to face with our greatest limitations and difficulties. Every life has periods and si…
Awakening Self-Compassion
Hold yourself as a mother holds her beloved child. —Buddha We are so quick to judge one another. And just as we are hard on…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 124 – Conflict and Reconciliation
Conflict really starts in the heart with our attachments and our needs and our desires. We need to pause for a moment and reflect on all conflicts tha…
