‘From time to time, whether standing or sitting, moving or resting, test whether you have lost the right spirit or not. This is the way of the true discipline of the wise and holy ones of past and present.’ Zen Master Hakuin

National Public Radio has just released an exclusive new interview with Mohsen Mahdawi — the former president of Columbia University’s Buddhist Association and student activist who has been critical of Israel’s actions in Gaza, and was detained in Vermont by U.S....

‘This is where the practice really begins.’ Ajahn Chah

When the ground beneath you feels shaky, Pema Chödrön’s teachings offer something rare: a path that doesn’t turn away from fear, but leans in with awareness, stability, and courage. Many of us are feeling especially uncertain, afraid, and anxious right now. That’s why...

‘There is a Zen saying: ‘‘I have a Buddhist sutra. When I open it, I can find not one single character within it. It is written without ink and without paper. But from time immemorial it has radiated light’’.’ Jisu Sunim

‘Craving is born from ignorance, from the mistaken belief that happiness can be found in impermanent conditions. It leads us to grasp at things and experiences in an attempt to make them last, even though they are destined to pass away.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘Wisdom, in the Buddhist tradition, refers to the deep understanding of the nature of reality, particularly the realisation of impermanence, not-self, and suffering.’ Everyday Buddhism

When we think of love, we have ideas that are purely personal and, on the whole, quite fanciful. They are based in general on our desire to be loved, from which we expect fulfillment. In reality love fulfills only the one who loves. If we understand love as a quality...

‘In meditation, thoughts appear, yet awareness itself remains unmoved. The mind’s radiance is not dimmed by thinking; it is simply overlooked. When we become lost in thought, it is not the light that is absent but our recognition of it. This distinction is crucial.’...

‘Two extremes — blind faith without enquiry, and enquiry which is no real enquiry at all; it’s just an endless sort of doubt, and lacks focus.’ Trevor Leggett