It doesn’t have to be so hard
How do you see your inner life? Often we create treacherous inner landscapes we must navigate. This dharma post offers a better way.
Category: Buddha
“I am awake” — Gautama Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama must have looked particularly radiant the day someone asked him if he was a divine being. Not surprising,
Words weave us together or tear us apart
Sheltering in place can be like a refuge, or it can be like a pressure cooker. And one thing that
The Buddha’s cure for what ails us all
If the Buddha were alive today and took an aptitude test to determine a career path, he would no doubt
You can focus like Siddhartha under the ficus
Twenty-six hundred years ago, under a tree, a seeker named Siddhartha Gautama sat in meditation, determined not to stop meditating
Can’t get no satisfaction?
Sometimes right in the middle of a meal, I remember about dessert. Suddenly I can’t taste what I’m eating. My
Root-bound – Learning to Let Go
Just outside in the early spring sunshine, my neighbors were trying to pull a root-bound rosemary plant out of its
Spring Cleaning
The Buddha is quoted in the Pali Canon as saying that to define yourself in any way is to limit
The Buddha’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness – an introduction
In our meditation practice we notice physical sensation, emotions and thoughts as well as any insights that arise in the
Buddha’s River Analogy cont’d: Poetry & an Exercise
In our exploration of the Buddha’s river analogy to talk about the Middle Way, we are looking and questioning what’s
