When I watched Outie Mark try to convince Innie Mark to give up his life so he could be reunited with his wife, I couldn’t help but wonder how different Mark Scout’s life would be if he understood the dharma. In fact, I often think about that when watching Severance,...

‘If one really practises, one will hear the Buddha-Dhamma whether sitting at the root of a tree, lying down or in whatever posture. This is not something to merely think about. It arises from the pure mind.’ Ajahn Chah

“You should be angry. You must not be bitter. Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. It doesn’t do anything to the object of its displeasure. So use that anger. You write it. You paint it. You dance it. You march it. You vote it. You do everything about it....

‘To begin with, just sit. There’s no need to worry about doing it right or wrong. Let go of the idea that meditation is something to be perfected. What we are doing here is simple but profound: getting to know our own mind.’ Everyday Buddhism

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” ~Albert Einstein For a long time, I lived under the illusion that I was solving the problems standing between me and my desires. Whether it was love, success, or the kind of life I...