There are times when life sharpens, things come into focus and, gradually, you become aware that you are standing before a threshold. There is no way back to where you were before, and there is no way out but through. – John O’Donohue, in Angeles Arrien, The Second Half of Life Read More Words of […]

Awakening to Human Nature We are not just humans learning to become buddhas, but also buddhas waking up in human form, learning to become fully human. – Interview with John Welwood by Tina Fossella, “Human Nature, Buddha Nature” Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! […]

Giving and Receiving May you be at ease and feel the groundedness and support beneath your feet.May you tend to your discomfort and suffering with gentleness and kindness.May you allow yourself joy as well as gratitude for your abundance.May you move toward others freely and with openness. – Vicki Goodman, IMCW Read More Words of […]

Giving and Receiving May you be at ease and feel the groundedness and support beneath your feet.May you tend to your discomfort and suffering with gentleness and kindness.May you allow yourself joy as well as gratitude for your abundance.May you move toward others freely and with openness. – Vicki Goodman, IMCW Read More Words of […]

You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. – AA Milne, Daily Peace Quote Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! Mindfulness Mentoring May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best, –Jerome Set […]

Anger is considered in Buddhist thought to be an unhealthy emotion. It may be justified, and it may even be effective, but indulging anger always comes at a cost. It harms you as much as or more than the person to whom it is directed. One famous Buddhist image is of a person who tries […]

The (Justifiably) Angry Marxist Good AngerAnger that is motivated by compassion or a desire to correct social injustice, and does not seek to harm the other person, is a good anger that is worth having. – The Dalai Lama, ” The (Justifiably) Angry Marxist “ Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what […]

There are two popular conceptions that may well be wrong. One is that we have free will to do whatever we want, and the other is that we have no control over what our unconscious minds throw up into consciousness. This text speaks to the ability to use our powers of conscious intention to influence […]

In choosing to give instead of trying to get, we wear away the grooves of the sense of “me” that keeps “me” in suffering over what “I” want that I don’t have. When the “I” falls away, we come to the magnificent realization that brings us to our knees in gratitude, that nothing is missing, […]

“Rather than assuming you will know how people will act, take a deep breath and open yourself to the possibility that today is a new day.” – Yael Shy, Five Practices for Your Daily Commute, Dzogchen Center Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! Mindfulness […]