In the vortex of the Eight Worldly Winds
Whatever is going on in your life right now, if you really pay attention, you will see that it is
Category: Buddhism
Equanimity :: Holding life in an open embrace
In the last few posts of my dharma talks we have been looking at the Brahma-viharas, spacious mind-states where we
Sniff, sniff. What’s cooking?
One of the Buddha’s most handy-dandy teachings is called the Noble Eightfold Path. It’s a practical tool for sorting out
Coming home
When I first arrived at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in the early 1990’s, it felt like a homecoming. Home to
Working with the Eightfold Path
For eight weeks we have been exploring the Buddha’s Wise Eightfold Path in order to incorporate it into our lives
The Ten Paramitas :: A Review
The qualities we have been exploring are not alien to us. They are intrinsic to our nature. To the degree
How can what is difficult be the easy thing?
Anna Douglas, co-founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center and my dear teacher Pema Chodron says, ‘Move toward difficulty.’ My teacher
Being Kind to Ourselves Is Not Selfish
“The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism but to study ourselves.” – Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen
Naming Our Poisons
The Buddha taught of the three poisons, the mental states that manifest in unskillful action and cause us and those
Taking Refuge, Taking Root
At the beginning of a silent Buddhist retreat we ‘take refuge.’ This is a moment of deepening and clarifying our
