'Patch-robed monks roam the world constantly emptying and expanding their minds.' Hongzhi Zhengjue

“Ultra-independence is a coping mechanism we develop when we’ve learned it’s not safe to trust love or when we are terrified to lose ourselves in another. We aren’t meant to go it alone. We are wounded in relationship and we heal in relationship.” ~Rising Woman Do you...

‘Even when living in the common world, if you don’t become attached to or imbued with worldly things, you can become your true self.’ Beopjeong Sunim

Five years ago, Liz Moran felt like her life fell apart a little bit. She was going through a breakup, had to move out of her apartment, and moved in with her mom. At the time, she was a preschool teacher doing some soul searching, trying to figure out if she wanted...

“Surrender is not about giving up. It is about letting go of the illusion of control.” ~Judith Orloff Watching my mother lose her memory while I was losing mine felt like a cruel preview of my future—until I learned that stress, not genetics, was writing my story. It...

‘Awareness; you can chew gum, wash up and listen to the radio at the same time and still be aware, because it includes the thing.’ Ajahn Sumedho

“Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging.” ~Brené Brown I used to call myself a “beetroot.” It was a label of defectiveness that my inner critic screamed at me every time I felt...

‘Get to the point of realising, without doubt, that negative motivations have negative reactions’ Everyday Buddhism