I’m afraid of the intense emotions that come up when I am meditating. Sometimes I feel deep sadness and other times I’m taken over by anger. Should I stop meditating when emotions begin to overwhelm me, or are there ways to work with them in meditation? Susan Moon:...

‘May all beings discover their inner kindness and use it wisely.’ Everyday Buddhism

“Sometimes the ground beneath us shifts so we can discover where our true roots are.” ~Dava Harvey Evicted. The word stared up at me from the letter in my hands. It was the summer of 2022, near the tail end of the Covid pandemic, when life was supposed to be settling...

“When we avoid difficult conversations, we trade short-term discomfort for long-term dysfunction.” ~Peter Bromberg Have you ever looked around at other people’s lives and wondered, “How do they do that?” How do they seem so steady, so connected, so… together? From...

‘Beware of random judgements. I say it clearly as it is — to understand or not to understand, both are mistaken.’ Zen Master Rinzai

For years I kept switching jobs because none of them made me happy. I would only stay in a job because my fear of not having anything else in hand was greater than my dissatisfaction. “If only,” I whined to myself, “if only I could find the right job, with just the...

During the lifetime of the Buddha, there were those of the Brahmanical faith who hoped for eternal existence with Brahma, the creator God. A Brahman once asked the Buddha, “What can I do to ensure that I will be with Brahma after I die?” and the Buddha replied, “As...

“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” ~Hermann Hesse My dad was intubated, so he couldn’t say the words back to me. I told him I loved him anyway. Instead, he slowly pointed to himself and then to me. “You love me too?” I...

Two prominent Buddhist organizations have joined forces to deepen opportunities for practice in Canada. Gampo Abbey and the Dharmata Foundation have announced a new collaboration centered on a hermitage project called Kadak Dzong — “Fortress of Original Purity” —...

‘Each moment lived without clinging — whether it be to an idea, an object, a person, or anything — is a moment without anguish. When we truly see that, we also see that that is where liberation lies, liberation from sorrow.’ Diana St Ruth