Archives for September 2024

Dear Friends: Imagine trusting silence more than any thought you can come up with. – Adyashanti, Daily Peace Quote Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! Mindfulness Mentoring <!

Dear Friends: “I will never tire of repeating this: what the poor need the most is not pity but love. They need to feel respect for their human dignity, which is neither less nor different from the dignity of any other human being.” – Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Dzogchen Center Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks […]

Dear Friends: The expression, “I have arrived, I am home,” is the embodiment of my practice. It is one of the main Dharma seals of Plum Village. It expresses my understanding of the teaching of the Buddha and is the essence of my practice. Since finding my true home, I no longer suffer. The past […]

Dear Friends: Many of you have asked me how practice progresses once you have the basics of meditation and mindfulness. Practice deepens when we bring mindful, loving awareness into the rest of our lives, including our work, relationships, family, play, and more. The Buddha’s framework for this life of practice is the Noble Eightfold Path. […]

Dear Friends: Many of you have asked me how practice progresses once you have the basics of meditation and mindfulness. Practice deepens when we bring mindful, loving awareness into the rest of our lives, including our work, relationships, family, play, and more. The Buddha’s framework for this life of practice is the Noble Eightfold Path. […]

Dear Friends: Words Lose Their Meaning “In Master Linji’s time [9th-century China], some Buddhist terms were used so often they became meaningless. People chewed on terms like ‘liberation’ and ‘enlightenment’ until they lost their power. It’s no different today.” – Thich Nhat Hanh, “Simply Stop “ Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer […]

Dear Friends: Creating Space These days we have so many things to think about: our health, our family, our work, our dharma practice. When we don’t know how to deal with them, these worries can make our minds start to slowly shrink, becoming more and more narrow, and as a consequence more and more negative. […]

Dear Friends: I vow to awaken…or fall asleep trying. – Martha Beck Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! Mindfulness Mentoring <!

Dear Friends: Embrace Impermanence with Mindfulness When the winds of change reach hurricane force, our inner refuge of mindfulness, concentration, and discernment is the only thing that will keep us from getting blown away. – Thanissaro Bhikkhu, “What We”™ve Been Practicing For” Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for […]

Dear Friends: Those who regard worldly affairs as a hindrance to buddha dharma think only that there is no buddha dharma in the secular world; they do not understand that there is no “secular world” in buddha dharma. – Zen Master Dogen Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for […]