These seven pieces of advice from Rumi touched my heart. In generosity and helping others be like the river. In compassion and grace be like the sun. In concealing others’ faults be like the night. In anger and fury be like the dead. In modesty and humility be like the soil. In tolerance be like […]
The Leonard Koan
These words of wisdom from Leonard Cohen form what is called the Leonard Koan! Not much has to be said about the amazing singer musician Leonard Cohen. He is pretty famous in all circles. He is now turning 80 on September 21, 2014. Many people don’t know the other side of Leonard Cohen. He was […]
We Have to Confront Ourselves
I bet everyone knows that Dr. Maya Angelou passed away last week on May 28. There were tears in my house for her and she will be sorely missed. As with the previous post, Maya Angelou – Phenomenal Woman, she is telling us that we have to confront ourselves. We have to be the best […]
Service is Joy
Happy Mother’s Day Today’s words of wisdom come from Rabindranath Tagore. They show the meaning of service and how service affects joy. Most of us have probably had experiences like the one he describes. How many times have you helped other people and experienced service is joy? How many time did you stomp through the […]
The Eternal I
A dharma sister of mine pointed to this wonderful poem by Jane Goodall, the famous primatologist who really wanted to be a poet Laurette. Louis Leakey was the British paleoanthropologist and archaeologist who inspired Jane Goodall to become a scientist. Her work with the wild chimpanzees for 45 years in Tanzania is legendary. She studied […]
The Value Of Prayer
These words of wisdom from Lama Surya Das are music to my ears. Not only does he mention my teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in a very loving way, he, like me, was born into a Jewish family. Prayer was an important part of our daily lives. We said the morning shemah, the blessings […]
Dalai Lama Led The Opening Prayer For The Senate
On March 6, The Dalai Lama led the opening prayer for the Senate. This was the very first time he did that. He began with, Firstly, as usual, I am Buddhist monk – simple Buddhist monk. So I pray to Buddha and all other Gods. The first sentence I will read now in my broken […]
You And I
These words of wisdom come from Lama Surya Das and contain a poem by Rumi. This short poem expresses the insight of interbeing in its simplest possible form. This word, interbeing, refers to the interconnectedness of all things. It was proposed by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh many years ago and soon, he hopes, it […]
Call Me By My True Names By Thich Nhat Hanh
On February 6, 2014, I was blessed the gift of a sound healing with Edie Hartshorne in Berkeley. The healing took place in her Japanese Tea House which was formerly her garage. The setting was lovely, as this picture taken with my iPhone reveals. She has two antique temple bells and 15 Tibetan bells with […]
Love By Nyanaponika Thera
Love By Venerable Nyanaponika Thera Love, without desire to possess, knowing well that in the ultimate sense there is no possession and no possessor: this is the highest love. Love, without speaking and thinking of “I”, knowing well that this so-called “I” is a mere delusion. Love, without selecting and excluding, knowing well that to […]
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