When Prayer Becomes Impossible and the Heart has Turned to Stone: Antidotes for the Five Hinderances
The Buddhist tradition tells us that when their energies are strong, there are specific antidotes for these hindrances.
Tag: trust
Trusting the Living Universe
There are a few basic principles for learning how to open our stuck places and release the contradictions of the body of fear. The first…
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 …
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 120 – Seeding Goodness
Don’t think that the seeds that you plant won’t make a difference. With equanimity, with a peaceful heart and a vast mind, you water the seeds tha…
Audio: Meditations On Trust
“Enlightenment is one with the trusting heart.”- Zen proverb You can learn to trust the big picture, you can learn to trust your inner knowing,…
From Self-Hate to Compassion
In 1989, at one of the first international Buddhist teacher meetings, we Western teachers brought up the enormous problem of unworthiness and self-criticism, shame…
Awakening to Your Buddha Nature
“O Nobly Born” the Buddhist texts begin, remember your Buddha Nature. Remember your innate capacity for dignity, understanding and vast compassion. These gifts were born…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 66 – Levels of Liberation
Without mindfulness, we exist in the cycle of living known as samsara. We examine how the different levels of mindfulness practice allow us to shed…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 63 – The Perfection of Patience
Ingrained in most modern cultures is the idea that progress is about speed and growth. This mindset of “more, better, faster” can have a negative…
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…
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…
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 45 – Stories from an Awakened Heart
Jack offers tales of tenderness that remind us of the qualities of faith and compassion which move us in the direction of freedom. What resources…
