Gratitude is my anchor. It’s the difference between waking up overwhelmed and waking up aware. It keeps me grounded when life feels like it’s spinning too fast—when my to-do list is loud, my goals are big, and my past tries to whisper lies. Gratitude is how I slow...

I was a relatively happy child. But at 18, life brought me anxiety and depression.From then on, it became a struggle just to get through everyday life. When I entered a stable relationship, things began to change for the better. But one day, it ended suddenly, leaving...

I have always been an optimistic person, always trying to see something good in every situation. I lived through abuse from childhood into adulthood, yet somehow I always found a reason to smile. Almost twenty years ago, I became very ill. I would spend days at a time...

Six months ago, all I cared about was me. That was it. All I wanted was my next high, no matter the cost. It didn’t matter what I had to do to get it, I was going to get high. That mindset led me to self-destruction. I thought I knew everything, but the truth was I...

‘So how do we sustain this awareness in the midst of a busy, complex life? The answer lies in consistency. Meditation, yes — but also mindful living.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘In terms of a human being, a Buddha is a person without ego-self. This means that for sentient beings there is no centre or self-nature. In Buddhism, this is explained as the law of causality.’ Harada Sekkei Roshi

“As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, the wise are not shaken by praise or blame.” ~The Dhammapada, Verse 81 Some moments lift you like moonlight. Others break you like a wave. I’ve lived through both—and I’ve come to believe that the way we move through these...

When people ask me about meditation, they often say, “Rinpoche, I want to meditate, but my emotions get in the way.” I always tell them: emotions are not obstacles to meditation. They are the very path. The Buddha himself discovered this. As a prince, he had...