Compassion Versus Love
Ordinary love is biased and mixed with attachment. Like other afflicted emotions, attachment is based not on reality but on …
Contemplating our own mortality
Contemplating our own mortality can spur a sense of urgency. The urgency is not to panic and try harder, squinching …
Previous Human Life
“To have a precious human life means having the opportunities and circumstances to do positive things, and not many obstructions …
Let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common. ~ Bruce Lee
This is a note that Bruce Lee wrote to his wife on the back of his picture when they were …
Find the Way
“Knowing where and how to settle the mind, one will be calm. Having attained calmness, one will be undisturbed. Having …
Follow in the Buddha’s footsteps
Authentic Discovery ~ 17th Karmapa If I were asked the question, “What religion are you?” it would seem very odd …
The madness of finding fault with others.
“When one experiences Truth, the madness of finding fault with others disappears.” ~ Goenka
Within yourself is a stillness
“Within yourself is a stillness, a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” ~ Herman …
You are me, and I am you.
“You are me, and I am you. Isn’t it obvious that we “inter-are”? You cultivate the flower within yourself, so …
Your true nature is pure, unconditioned, and incapable of being harmed.
“At any given moment, you can choose to follow the chain of thoughts, emotions, and sensations that reinforce a perception …