‘This liberation is like wind, because it directs all sentient beings to omniscience.’ Avalokiteshvara

The world celebrates International Women's Day on March 8. Officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, International Women's Day first emerged from the activities of labor movements at the turn of the twentieth century in North America and across Europe. The...

‘An intuitive moment is not a rational moment; it isn’t a moment based on common sense and habitual ways of looking at things.’ Ajahn Sumedho

‘Some people think that it's daft to do practices that bring happiness to others.’ Everyday Buddhism

Writing a heartfelt letter of gratitude is one of the most genuine and beautiful ways to tell someone you value them. A lot of times we think that we don't really need to express what we feel. It can be out of embarrassment, fear that they won't respond well,...

‘No matter how appealing an object, it’s appealing only in worldly sense. It isn’t happiness of liberation; it won’t free you from the world.’ Ajahn Chah

‘The complaining mind, the critical mind, the always wanting something you don’t have, or not being content with what you do have, is dukkha.’ Ajahn Sumedho

‘The notion of self drives all sorts of views and opinions about birth and death.’ Zen Graffiti

‘Anicca: Lit. not-eternal. One of the first insights of the Buddha "all that arises ceases", are not reality, not nirvana, not liberation.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘Kindness and the good heart are important at the beginning, in the middle and at the end.’ Dalai Lama