Dr. Larry Ward, a senior teacher in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village tradition Buddhist teacher and co-founder of The Lotus Institute with his wife, Dr. Peggy Rowe-Ward, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, as announced in a post from the Lotus Institute team: This...

‘The Buddha's skill in teaching (upaya-kaushalya) allowed him to present the Dhamma in ways appropriate to his audience, sometimes emphasising distinctions, sometimes interconnectedness, always aiming at liberation.’ Everyday Buddhism

“Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.” ~Jack Kornfield Her absence lingers in the stillness of early mornings, in the moments between tasks, in the hush of evening when the day exhales. I’ve gotten good at moving. At staying busy....

When I was a child, I found a secret place in the bayberry bushes. In the summers my family floated free from the known world—the world that was measured by carpools and sidewalks—and went to the seashore. It was lonely for me there; I felt alone in my separate self,...

‘Here, bhikkhus, some misguided men learn the Dhamma — discourses, stanzas, expositions, verses, exclamations, sayings, and answers to questions — but having learned the Dhamma, they do not examine the meaning of those teachings with wisdom.’ Alagaddupama Sutta

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I built my life.” ~J.K. Rowling Most people who know me will say I am incredibly kind, loving, and empathetic. They know me as a safe person that they can share anything with and that I won’t judge. What they may not...