In December 2023, Hozan Alan Senauke, the celebrated dharma teacher, musician, author, and abbot of California’s Berkeley Zen Center suffered cardiac arrest following complications from surgery and was put immediately into the Intensive Care Unit. Now, after all that...

Welcome to our collection of abundance affirmations! I hope that my words will provide you with the inspiration and comfort you need. Life can get really tough sometimes to get through or understand, so any hint of support is welcome and appreciated. Let's do this!...

‘Our bodies do not belong to us. They are the true activity of the life of the great universe.’ Dôgen Zenji

In the four foundations of mindfulness, as laid out in the famed Satiphatthana Sutta, the Buddha offers four postures for practicing meditation: A monk knows, when he is walking,“I am walking”; he knows, when he is standing,“I am standing”; he knows, when he is...

‘Followers of the way Buddhas and sentient beings are not two.’ Kusan Sunim

Buddhist film (about 80 minutes).

Lion’s Roar: ¿Cuál es tu relación con el budismo? ¿Te consideras budista? Dani Shapiro: El budismo tiene más sentido para mí que cualquier otra cosa. Cuando busco literatura espiritual, siempre, o casi siempre, es budista. Practico la meditación y a menudo escucho una...

‘Now, during this intermediate period of the bardo of this life, decide, with complete certainty, that the wisdom of your own awareness is dharmakāya, and sustaining the ongoing experience of its self-radiance, the meditation which is naturally clear’ Longchenpa

Today, I want to help you with messages that say "Thank you for being a friend" in a genuine and heartfelt way. As life goes on and we grow up, we go through a myriad of tests and trials. No one knows what's to come and all we can do is face what happens with strength...

‘Don't make decisions on the strength of your desires.’ Ajahn Chah