“Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.” ~Doug Larson I don’t miss Zinia. I miss the Zinia I made up. The real Zinia—the one who fought with me for hours over things that became bigger than they should have, who said things I told...

Looking back at his life, Michael finally understands how the complex pieces of his past fit together. For the first three decades, he was disconnected from himself, searching for meaning but treating life like a business transaction. He defined himself through his...

‘Delusion might tell us that our anger is justified, that the person or situation responsible for our anger must be corrected or changed for us to feel at ease.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘The practice of wisdom involves seeing beyond the surface of experience to the underlying truths that govern existence. When we cultivate wisdom, we see that all things are impermanent, that suffering arises from attachment, and that there is no fixed, independent...

‘Sariputra, it is because this concentration is unthinkable that it does not exist and is not apprehended. Nevertheless, Sariputra, not anyone is not a recipient of the unthinkable concentration, but all beings also are recipients of the unthinkable concentration.’...