A teaching on the eight worldly winds, all the ways we chase after and run away from, as well as the antidotes to this endless cycle.
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How to take responsibility for our harmful actions, consistently and with compassion.
Read MoreFive stages to apply to formal dharma practice, and also to all living.
Read MoreSloth and torpor is a subtle turning away of our vows, but we can always return and re-engage with what is most important to us.
Read MoreRestlessness and worry roil the mind like the wind roils water, robbing it of its calm. The antidote? Mindfulness.
Read MoreUsing gratitude and mindfulness of breathing to work with conflict.
Read MoreOpen up to the practices of offering (dedicating the merit of our practice) and letting go (acknowledge, surrender, and grieve)…
Read MoreExplore the practice of prayer—learn how we as Buddhists can engage this powerful tool in the service of ending distraction and reclaiming love and liberation.
Read MoreFear can be practiced, no matter how strong or subtle it appears to us. Drawing on the Buddhist sutras, this talk illustrates the path of meeting our fears and moving beyond them.
Read MoreAn intense reaction, a wayward mood, a harmful thought, all the ways in which the mind can hold us back from getting close—it may sound unlikely, yet these are precious moments. Accept their invitation to put into practice the tools explored here.
Read MoreZuisei offers the most powerful way to face the heart of loneliness and to shed the ignorance that sustains it.
Read MoreCould your next meal be a celebration of the sacred, no matter where or with whom? This mondo on mindful eating dives into the many ways we relate to food in light of Buddhist practice, from eating disorders and the art of parenting, to dinner parties and dining alone.
Read MoreI can’t. I won’t. This is the sound of fear in the lead. And a sign to look closer.
Let’s return to the three steps or ways to enter our zazen—failing, falling, and feeling—and study the fear that often holds us back from fully realizing them…