When I teach metta, or loving-kindness, I find that resistance to self-metta is a common stumbling block for many. And I get it. I had the same problem when I started practicing metta meditation.  In Pali, the meaning of metta is multifaceted. It includes...

‘From the time we acquire the sense of ourselves as individuals, if we never change that perspective, then whatever happens to us we hold onto that conditioning for the rest of our lives.’ Ajahn Sumedho

1. Meditación de atención plena: Entrena tu mente para cambiar tu vida Por la Dra. Shauna Shapiro Las aplicaciones extendidas de la atención plena se basan en unos pocos principios generales cuya sencillez y poder han desencadenado lo que se ha llamado la «mindful...

‘The brightness of awareness becomes a refuge, a place of clarity and peace amidst the fluctuations of the mind and the world.’ Everyday Buddhism

This sutta uses the metaphor of crossing a dangerous flood (ogha) to represent transcending samsara. The Buddha's method—neither striving too hard nor being completely passive—illustrates the Middle Way.

‘When you are crazy drunk, whether you do good deeds or evil ones, all your behaviour is that of a drunken mind, not a true one.’ Bassui Tokushō

‘When we understand the Buddhist teachings, it is the same whether we meet with good fortune or with bad.’ Everyday Buddhism

Luckily for me, my teacher Nyogen Roshi keeps repeating the same thing over and over again. (I’m beginning to realize that’s what teachers do.) In nearly every one of his weekly dharma talks he ends up reciting a set of instructions given to him by his teacher Maezumi...

In the fall, the broad canopy of giant sycamores in my backyard turns faintly yellow and the leaves sail down. First by ones, and then by tons. A part of every autumn day finds me fuming at the sight of falling leaves. Then, I pick up a rake. Tell me, while I’m...

‘Performing good actions merely to attain fame and praise is like exchanging the mystic wish-granting gem for pellet of goat’s dung.’ Tibetan Saying