After the three traditional refuges, sometimes I use a fourth refuge: taking refuge in the great mother. I take refuge in the supreme mother, the perfection of sublime knowing, that straddles both the understanding of the empty nature of things, and the relative way in which we work. It is a bridge between the relative […]

The quality of lovingkindness is simply who you are. You don’t need a reason to manifest your natural state. You can develop lovingkindness just because. You can be compassionate just because—not for some profound reason or because the Buddha or the dharma pushes you into it. You do it because you are able to do […]

“Tantra is a rebellion. I don’t call it revolutionary because it has no politics in it. And I don’t call it revolutionary because it has no plans to change the world: it has no plans to change the state and the society. It is rebellious, it is individual rebellion. It is one individual slipping out […]

I love you. I’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. – Traditional Phrases for the Ho’oponopono Practice for Healing Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! Mindfulness Breaks Book May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best, –Jerome Set […]

“With a straight spine, a clear mind, and an aching heart, we enter the way of all the Buddhas. Now open your eyes, soften your belly and breathe. As Suzuki Roshi said, ‘The state of mind you have when you sit in the right posture, is, itself, enlightenment.’ Could anything be more nourishing than that?” […]