When my daughter was little she explained the meaning of imagination to me. I’d expressed playful skepticism over her imaginary friend and, in response, she fixed me with a pointed stare. “We don’t just see with our eyes, Mommy,” she declared. “We see with our minds.”...

“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” ~Robert Brault With only a few more more months until my son leaves for college, I am a mindfulness teacher wrestling with my own heart and mind. While avoiding the...

‘Tathāgata is a term used by Gautama Buddha to refer to himself, carrying dual meanings that reflect both movement and transcendence. It can be interpreted as ‘‘one who has thus gone’’ or ‘‘one who has thus come’’.’ Everyday Buddhism

“Your either like me or you don’t. It took me twenty-something years to learn how to love myself. I don’t have that kinda time to convince somebody else.” ~Daniel Franzese Everyone has a bad habit or two, right? Whether it’s a major vice or a minor annoyance, we all...

‘Buddha-nature latent in you. Knowing Buddha means nothing else than knowing sentient beings, for the latter ignore that they are potential Buddhas, whereas a Buddha sees no difference between himself and other beings.’ Hui Neng

“Anything you can’t control is teaching you how to to let go.” ~Unknown There’s a story I read to my children, an old piece of African folklore. In the tale, a clever jackal outwits a mighty lion by convincing him that the rock ledge above them is about to collapse....

‘Within our mind there is a Buddha, and that Buddha within is the real Buddha. If Buddha is not to be sought within our mind, where shall we find the real Buddha?’ Hui Neng

“Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul ,be just another human soul.” ~Carl Jung For years, I poured myself into learning about love, relationships, and personal growth. I read every book I could get my hands on, signed up for...