Dear Friends: How to Benefit from Unavoidable Suffering Suffering can be our greatest source of transformation. The dharma teachings show us how to use all the stuff of life””particularly those unavoidable experiences of pain, loss, and suffering””as fodder for awakening. – Carolyn Gregoire, “Buddhist Thank-You Cards” Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer […]

Dear Friends: Self-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship…..we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose lives we touch. – Parker J. Palmer, Daily Peace Quote Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! How to […]

Dear Friends: If you’ve lost your true path, you’ll have to make changes in order to find your way back to it. Once you’re on course, you’ll discover that change, in the form of growth and forward progress, is an intrinsic and unalterable component of a fulfilling existence. As any good Buddhist will tell you, […]

Dear Friends: Develop the habit of noticing what your mind is doing as it does it. And when appropriate, do not be shy about consciously directing what actions your mind undertakes. If you are in the grips of an unhealthy state, do what you can to abandon it. If a healthy mental or emotional state […]

Dear Friends: Natural Creativity When we trust our creative energy, we encounter a supreme kind of enjoyment

Dear Friends: Life is so brief. We need to play, love and be joyful! – Cheri Huber 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: “We take refuge in that which is not impermanent. It most often is described as ineffable, and indescribable. It also essentially means that it is accessible to us because it is our very nature” – Lopon Pieter Oosthuizen, Tara Mandala Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for […]

Dear Friends: Establishing Mindfulness of Mental Objects When ill will is internally present, one is aware: “Ill will is present for me.” When ill will is not present, one is aware: “Ill will is not present for me.” When the arising of unarisen ill will occurs””one is aware of that. And when the abandoning of […]

Dear Friends: If you stay in the present moment and just keep relaxing, relaxing, relaxing, you eventually find a stillness that is deeper even than your deepest emotion. – Martha Beck, Life Reboot: From Chaos to Clarity Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! How […]

Dear Friends: Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it. – Buddha Read More Words of Wisdom Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! How to Use Mindfulness to Be Happy! <!