‘You don’t have to be a vegetarian to be a Buddhist, but it certainly helps the beings you decide not to eat.’ Zen Graffiti

‘When we try to grasp the nature of enlightenment or liberation purely through the intellect, we often find ourselves at an impasse. The concepts that once seemed clear become paradoxical, and the distinctions we rely upon begin to dissolve.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘When you hear me talk about the Void, do not at once fall into the idea of vacuity. It is of the utmost importance that we should not fall into this idea, because when a man sits quietly and keeps his mind blank he will abide in a state of ‘‘Voidness of...

“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ~C. S. Lewis I started life in a poor household with one parent who left when I was very little, never to be seen or heard from again, and another who stuck around but...

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi I watched my son get hit by his father, and something inside me finally broke open. Not broke apart. Broke open. There’s a difference. For years, I had absorbed the chaos. I had made myself smaller, quieter,...