Free Yourself Buddha is the great liberator, says Zenju Earthlyn Manuel. He taught that freedom comes from freeing your mind. I first heard of Buddha at age eleven. My mother and oldest sister were on their second hour of shopping for our family of five, while I...
But the stone that the builder refuseShall be the head cornerstone,And no matter what game they play,Eh, we got something they could never take away;We got something they could never take away —Bob Marley, “Natty Dread Rides Again” You already are what you want to...
‘It is interesting to see the way ego comes into being as a result of hostility.’ Corrado Pensa
Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom known as Monju in Japan, sits on the back of his lion.
‘Don't think about Buddha. If you don't see what I'm talking about, you'll never know your own mind.’ Bodhidharma
‘Awareness (Sati) — Sati-panna; awareness and wisdom — sati-sam-pajanna: awareness and clarity of consciousness, or full awareness.’ Everyday Buddhism
El Chan se considera una escuela budista surgida en China. Pero desde la perspectiva del Chan mismo, no es una escuela, una práctica fija, ni algo que alcanzar; ni siquiera se trata de una experiencia. Es simplemente la manifestación del buddhadharma tal y como se...
It’s our second date. We talk animatedly over Darjeeling and scones. I’m struggling to focus on his words, distracted by his ocean-blue eyes and wondering what our first kiss will feel like. Suddenly he leans across the table and kisses me slowly and very, very well....
On a very basic level all beings think that they should be happy. When life becomes difficult or painful, we feel that something has gone wrong. This wouldn’t be a big problem except for the fact that when we feel something’s gone wrong, we’re willing to do anything...
The global pandemic that began in 2019 has upended almost every facet of our lives, from our health to our homes, from our sustenance to our livelihood. An initial wave of job losses in 2020 became a wave of job leaving in 2021. But whether we lost our job or quit our...