A while back, I heard a sermon about how difficult it is to drive a car forward without a rearview mirror. The message was that our past—including all of our experiences, decisions, and relationships—guides us to move ahead smoothly. For a person with dementia, this...

I remember having an intimate conversation with His Holiness many years ago. At one point he touched the tip of his tongue and quietly said, “This tongue has never lied.” What a simple and astonishing statement. It cut right through me. It would be quite unthinkable...

‘Natural wisdom is self-illuminating; All dharmas return to thusness. There is no returning, no receiving; Stop contemplating, forget keeping.’ Niutou Farong

Buddhist practitioners in the U.S. who do not travel outside the U.S. to be with Buddhist women may not fully appreciate how difficult it is for many women throughout the world to become realized. Conversely, they may not appreciate how Buddhist women are also meeting...

‘The mind functioning in wisdom does not rush to define or categorise. It does not cling to certainty, nor does it flee in the face of the unknown. It rests at the still point, where all things pass through without leaving a trace.’ Everyday Buddhism

In a statement prepared in the run-up to his 90th birthday on July 6, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has released a written statement and video affirming that the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue after his passing and that responsibility for finding his...

‘We turned our backs (on our Original-nature), so do not advocate searching outside for it. Having fully exposed the precious jewel, we do not know it as precious.’ Kusan Sunim

‘‘‘The Perfection of Wisdom in 700 Lines,’’ with Mañjuśrī as its guide, teaches that emptiness is not a state to be attained, nor a counterpoint to duality, nor a final doctrine to rest upon.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘Letting go means stepping beyond this triad of time [the past, the future, and the present] into a reality that cannot be measured or held.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘The past, shaped by memory, is gone. The future, formed by imagination, is not yet here. Even the present, when clung to, becomes a fleeting object of attachment.’ Everyday Buddhism