‘Warm sunshine covers the earth with a carpet of brocade.’ Zen Master Rinzai

‘There is the expression ‘‘turning delusion around and awakening to satori’’, yet we are always living within Emptiness.’ Harada Tangen Roshi

‘You must use loving-kindness. When angry states of mind arise in meditation, balance them by developing feelings of loving-kindness.’ Ajahn Chah

All of you! If you want to return to your homes, simply wake up to your true nature.

‘An Ancient said that non-mind embodies and fulfils the way of non-mind. Enacting and fulfilling the way of non-mind, finally you can rest.’ Hongzhi Zhengjue

Few aspects of food are so reviled as emotional eating. These two words often conjure an image of a person—usually a woman—crouched on the kitchen floor, crying into a pint of ice cream. With such an image come myriad negative judgments: No will power. Undisciplined....

David Provan’s art workshop was nestled in the bottom floor of a modern home, tucked far back on a wooded property in Cold Spring, New York, where he lived with his wife, Ann. The location was in a rural respite with a historic town and active arts scene fifty miles...

Most of us struggle with confidence. As meditation teacher Ethan Nichtern puts it, we’re like the inflatable people found in used car lots. The wind causes balloon men to rise and sway proudly, but if the wind dies, they collapse completely. Praise makes us float...

I love a good Target run as much as the next person. Stepping through the automatic doors of the popular superstore, it’s impossible to not feel uplifted. The lighting recalls the beckoning freedom of summer, and the colors are like a new crayon box. It’s a palpable...

In the early days of a crisis that is killing people and shows no sign of ending, I wrote, “to be alive is to carry survivor guilt.” It’s what I feel often, not just about war, but about violence, illnesses, and disasters everywhere, yet this was the first time I...