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Bodhicitta in the Time of Asian Hate

I recently published my first piece for Tricycle magazine. To be honest, it’s been nerve-wracking as hell to have it

Once a monk made a request of Joshu. “I have just entered the monastery,” he said. “Please give me instructions,

On the night he was enlightened, the Buddha sat under a Bodhi tree and sat in meditation, vowing to stay

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I read a wonderful piece in Tricycle magazine today about what a spiritual life looks like. The timing for me

On to my second post about the Brahma-Viharas. You can read the first one on loving-kindness here. Now I will

The Brahma-Viharas, translated by some as “sublime attitudes,” are the Buddha’s most important teachings of the heart. There are 4

“There is no coming to consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid

To live without defenses is an impossibility. But still, we must try. All of us are so defended constantly protecting

What makes the engine go? Desire, desire, desire. The longing for the dance stirs in the buried life.- Stanley Kunitz

“The only way to ease our fear and be truly happy is to acknowledge our fear and look deeply at

The so-called self is a construct of words and memories, of fantasies which have no existence in immediate reality. The

I started meditating when I was 21. When I was in Kathmandu, Nepal, I bought a copy of Kathleen McDonald’s

So you want to meditate… kudos to you for wanting to improve your mental health and life. When I’ve practiced

Our brains are excellent at keeping us alive. They keep all the functions of your body going and running harmoniously.

You will die. That much is certain. It is only a question of when. And between your death and now,