Unskilful deeds are better left undone, as they torment us afterwards. Good deed's are better done without regrets. The Dhammapada
Family matters, by Ajahn Sumedho
That’s when they need you and you will have something to offer that will help them.
Tara Verde: Siente su sabiduría y amor
Tara es la más querida de todos los seres iluminados femeninos del panteón budista tibetano. Al ser la esencia del amor y la compasión despiertos, se le conoce como “la madre de todos los budas” y “la que transporta a los seres a través del océano del samsara”. Como...
Morning meditation — We know how envy and jealousy can poison a person’s character.
‘We know how envy and jealousy can poison a person’s character as well as the social relationships on many levels of life.’ Everyday Buddhism
Buddhist orgs are issuing warnings about AI deepfake videos
In the past week, two Buddhist communities have issued statements warning members to be on the lookout for illegitimate “deepfake” videos —AI-assisted videos that can convincingly make it appear that someone has said or done something when they haven’t— of their...
Morning meditation —I don’t like dukkha.
‘I don't like dukkha.’ Zen Graffiti
Morning meditation — If you attain anything at all.
‘Followers of the way: If you attain anything at all, it’s conditional, it’s karmic. It turns the Wheel birth And death.’ Bodhidharma
How Listening Becomes a Spiritual Practice
A bell sounded, slow and sonorous, from a nearby church. It was early in November, the maples still ablaze against a cloudless sky. Such rusty reds and flaming golds, such a delicate, pale bright blue! It was as if the chimes swirled out around each separate tree,...
7 Life and Death Questions
“In each life there are two lives, and the second one begins when we realize we only have one.” This quote attributed to Confucius is one of my favorite bits of wisdom ever written about death. Its simple math illustrates poignantly the medicine present in...
How Mindfulness Can Help Ease Anxiety
The mind is a tricky, stubborn thing. When we try to force it to behave, it resists. Sometimes it seems as if it’s an external force taking us over, out of our control, in our face. This is definitely the case with anxiety. Anxiety lodges in our mind and freaks out...
