“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi The room didn’t change when she left. The chair was where it had always been, angled toward the window the way she liked it. What changed was that I could finally see the shape of the thing I’d been leaning...

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

Soon after moonrise, Venus glistens awake to the southwest. An oil lamp is set aflame, a dim reading lamp is tugged to light. Prostrating on all fours, I touch my forehead to the cold oak floor. I stand, adjust a white chunni, or scarf, over my temples, and rest my...

“Every moment, every challenge, every inner reaction is here to show you exactly what you need to let go of in order to be free.” ~Michael A. Singer The other day, while standing in the kitchen, I grabbed my phone to send a text, but it didn’t recognize my face....

‘A static condition is not the right zazen.’ Rindo Fujimoto Roshi

Healing doesn’t mean rewriting what happened. It’s about finally embracing it. "Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh."  - Henry...

‘The Buddha placed great emphasis on personal experience and understanding.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘When we cling to a fixed idea of self, we set ourselves in opposition to the natural flow of life. But when we embrace impermanence, we align ourselves with reality, and in doing so, we find peace.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘Being a Buddhist is not something special just be yourself, totally yourself.’ Zen Graffiti