“Not until we are lost do we begin to find ourselves.” ~Henry David Thoreau I’ve spent most of my life feeling like I was standing just outside the circle. Not always, but whenever I stepped back and looked at the whole of my life, the thread running through has been...

‘Those who are able to realise the Truth within their own mind have sown the seed of Buddhahood. Hui Neng

Back in 2018, Amberin went through a rough period. She was laid off after being at her company for almost seventeen years. She had built her daily routine and her entire social network around that job. At the time, she took her work as her identity, so losing it...

‘Q: How do we get rid of self. Chime Rinpoche: You never had one in the first place.’ Lama Chime Rinpoche

‘If you wish to practice, you should study. Without proper study, how will you be able to reflect? Those who do not study and reflect Cannot cut through doubts and misconceptions during meditation.’ Chokgyur Lingpa

There is a story about Chenrezig, the bodhisattva of compassion, who vowed to liberate all beings from suffering. When he looked out at the world and saw the immensity of suffering — the endless cycles of pain, violence, fear, and cruelty — he shattered into pieces....

Last June, I stood with a group of interfaith clergy and laity in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. ICE had ramped up its activities, the National Guard had just arrived in the city, and tensions were running high with a curfew in place. We...

‘Try not to set up stages for Awakening. Meditate without waiting.’ Everyday Buddhist

These days, many of us carry a palpable grief that lacks a clear object. It isn’t attached to a single loss that can be pointed to or to a moment in time with a specific date. There’s a sense that something is wrong that can’t fully be named. A fatigue that sleep...