Dear Friends: Our Final Destination The lives of each of us, the Buddha was saying on his path, are a journey toward recognizing where we’ve been all along. – Pico Iyer, “The Long Road to Sitting Still” Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! How […]

Dear Friends: Misery might love company, but so does joy. And joy throws much better parties. – Bill Ivey, Daily Peace Quote Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! How to Use Mindfulness to Be Happy! <!

Dear Friends: Don’t take my word for it, come and see for yourself. – Dave Smith, NY Insight Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! How to Use Mindfulness to Be Happy! <!

Dear Friends: One-breath Meditation In this world of onrushing events the act of meditation

Dear Friends: The Eternal Now You are always entering through the doorway of this very moment. There is no retreat. No heading for the exits. Just a continual “going in” to this eternal now. – Gary Thorp, “Crossing the Threshold” Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and […]

Dear Friends: “I live my daily life in such a way that I can go beautifully into the world, into my disciples, into my friends. I want to think beautiful thoughts. The thoughts of loving kindness, the thoughts of compassion, the thoughts of understanding, the thoughts of love. And every time I have a thought, […]

Dear Friends: Sitting Still If we watch our breathing without desiring calmness and without resenting the tension arising from breathing in and out, and experience only the impermanence, the unsatisfactoriness, and selflessness of our breath, our mind becomes peaceful and calm. – Henepola Gunaratana, “Sitting Still” Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer […]

Dear Friends: In an age of speed, I began to think, nothing could be more invigorating than going slow. In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention. – Pico Iyer, Daily Peace Quote Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! […]

Dear Friends: Learning to Forgive Learning to forgive takes time, sometimes years. So be patient as you weave a little forgiveness into your daily routine as a way of strengthening your capacity to forgive. – Mark Coleman, “Why Are We So Hard on Ourselves?” Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you […]

Dear Friends: Releasing Our Expectations We have endless expectations that our experience will go a certain way, and these expectations are almost inevitably foiled. . . . Zen Buddhist practice asks us to sit with and try to accept that incongruity, rather than strain against it. – Mike Gillis, “Cringing Toward Compassion” Read More Words […]