Dear Friends: Right Listening Inseparable from right speech is good listening. When we talk without hearing the other person, we are engaged in a monologue, not a dialogue. Staying open to others’ thoughts and feelings enhances understanding and harmony. The more skillfully we speak and listen, the more skillfully we live our lives. And the […]

Dear Friends: Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out. – John of the Cross, 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: Do we really know who Thich Nhat Hanh is? It’s a koan, a Zen question, to ask ourselves…Everybody thinks they know: Thay is the grandfather of mindfulness, or Thay is a peace activist who spoke out about the war in Vietnam, Thay is a poet, etc. This course invites you to explore this […]

Dear Friends: A True Understanding When you understand interconnectedness, it makes you more afraid of hating than of dying. – Robert A. F. Thurman, “Rising to the Challenge: Cool Heroism “ 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: Joy in Giving Because generosity is characterized by the inner quality of letting go or relinquishing, it reverses the forces that create suffering. It is a profound antidote to the strong habits of clinging, grasping, guarding, and attachment that lead to so much pain and suffering. Generosity brings happiness at every stage of […]

Dear Friends: It is not necessary for ego to be involved in anything. Spiritual practice is a process of proving that to ourselves. – Cheri Huber, 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: “If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl; but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! How to […]

Dear Friends: Meaning in the Mundane [Our] ordinary struggles are the practice, in the midst of which we come to understand and appreciate the meaning of life. – Interview with Socho Koshin Ogui by Clark Strand, “Ordinary Struggles” Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! […]

Dear Friends: “If your mind is still, you can sense the peace that emanates from the earth.” – Eckhart Tolle Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! <!

Dear Friends: When in doubt, be still and wait; when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage.So long as mists envelop you, be still; be still till the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists; it surely will. Then act with courage. – Chief White Eagle, Ponca, Daily Peace Quote Read […]