Difficult relationships provide the most fertile ground for practice.
Every one of us has been hurt by people we have cared for, and although we may insist we have …
Retreat from the past and the future. Always remain in the present.
Ideally the ultimate retreat is to retreat from the past and the future, to always remain in the present. – …
A brightness, a radiant emptiness that is simply what you are.
“When you rest in meditation and your image of yourself fades, what’s left? A brightness, a radiant emptiness that is …
The nature of the mind has never changed.
Thoughts manifest themselves within emptiness and are reabsorbed into it like a face appears and disappears in a mirror; the …
We should not discuss the handicaps of others.
We should not discuss the handicaps of others. If they cannot see or walk well, if they are not intelligent …
Living your whole life in a single day
We sometimes wake up fresh in the morning yet still go through the day half asleep. Our busy 21st century …
The prayer of the monk is not perfect until he no longer recognizes himself or the fact that he is praying.
“The prayer of the monk is not perfect until he no longer recognizes himself or the fact that he is …
When we recognize a thought, that recognition alone will not liberate it.
“When we recognize a thought, that recognition alone will not liberate it. It is not that we should not recognize …
He must stay at the half-way mark, the middle point, and not be heedless.
The practice of Dhamma goes against our habits, the truth goes against our desires; so there is difficulty in the …
You will become less judgmental, less corrective, less reactive, less black-and-white, less critical, less apt to blame and less tormented by others and their faults and views.
As your consciousness, refinement and pureness of heart expand you will become less judgmental, less corrective, less reactive, less black-and-white, …