“Better than a thousand useless words is one useful word, upon hearing which one attains peace.” ~Buddha, Dhammapada Did he just cut the side of my head open? Am I bleeding out everywhere? Is there blood rushing down my face and onto the floor? It was the middle of my...

‘The midnight moon shines brightly; the sun must yield greeting to the dawn. The Real within the Apparent From a single hair a mighty tree grows; a drop of water swells into a river.’ Chan Master Fenyang

‘Buddha is not something to be attained but something to be realised in the very fabric of our daily lives.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘The brightness of awareness is not an intellectual understanding, but an experiential clarity — an ability to see things as they truly are, in the present moment, without the filters of desire, fear, or ignorance.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘Buddha is the quality of awareness that observes without judgement, the compassion that arises naturally when we let go of our self-centred views, the wisdom that knows the impermanence and interdependence of all things.’ Everyday Buddhism

For Stella, gratitude was never simple or decorative. It was always grounded in truth. It was never about pretending that life is beautiful all the time or forcing positivity onto real pain. In fact, some of the deepest appreciation she ever felt was born in the...

“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh A few years ago, I moved to a new country with two children under two. The idea had felt exciting at first—a fresh start, a new place, a life by the sea. But...

‘Our minds and Shakyamuni’s are inseparable — only the thoughts are different.’ Zen Graffiti

“One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.” ~Marie Curie I almost didn’t go to my cousin’s wedding. Not because I didn’t want to celebrate her. I did. But the thought of walking into a room full of people who knew the version of...