Buddhist teachings to investigate your experience, from Ajahn Sumedho.

‘Buddhist meditation drags us, kicking and screaming, away from our views and opinions.’ Zen Graffiti

In the modern world we often treat feelings like distant relations whom we only acknowledge when we see their posts on Facebook or Twitter. Some feelings seem like annoying younger siblings, who won’t leave us alone while we play a game or watch a movie. We squeeze...

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On this blog, I often talk about gratitude and feeling grateful for the blessings in our lives. A lot of it is advice that might be helpful but it can still be difficult to actually find new things to be grateful for consistently. So, today I will be helping you...

‘Here in this moment we know whether we feel good or not, whether we’re suffering or not.’ Diana St Ruth

‘The nature of the tea itself is that of no-mind. It does not discriminate and make differences. It is just as it is.’ ManGong Sunim

In each of us, there is a young, suffering child. We have all had times of difficulty as children and many of us have experienced trauma. To protect and defend ourselves against future suffering, we often try to forget those painful times. Every time we’re in touch...

‘Those who think ‘‘this is me’’, ‘‘this is mine’’, are on the path of suffering.’ Everyday Buddhism

A lot of times we can get stuck in a place where our minds seem to be rotting with the same spiraling thoughts, that same low negative energy, and gloomy feelings. Maybe a particular event led to it, or a series of them, that's the way things get complicated as time...