‘I said, ‘‘When you are thinking of neither good nor evil, what is at that particular moment, Venerable Sir, your real nature (literally, original face)?’’’ Hui Neng

‘There is no Bodhi-tree, Nor stand of a mirror bright. Since all is void, Where can the dust alight? Hui Neng [Enjoy the simple insight of this verse.]’ Hui Neng

‘Awareness, not two. The inner and the outer no longer feel divided. The sense of ‘me’ observing the world softens, or falls away. Thought still moves, but is not taken as real. Experience flows without clinging, without story, without ‘‘two’’.’ Everyday...

When you are on your journey of reconnecting with your inner child with warmth, compassion, trust and comfort, affirmations could help ease your process. Affirmations can act as the bridge between the present you and the younger version of you. The tone and language...

When was the last time something within you felt deeply fulfilled? Do you remember the feelings of pure and complete awe, wonder, joy, playfulness, enthusiasm, and contentment you experienced in certain moments as a kid? When you lay on the grass and looked for funny...

“Protest any labels that turn people into things. Words are important. If you want to care for something, you call it a ‘flower’; if you want to kill something, you call it a ‘weed.’” ~Don Coyhis Losing my brother to a substance use disorder taught me things I never...

A man has only a hundred dollars in the bank and just got turned down for a job he thought he’d nailed. When his partner asks about it, he forces a smile: “It’s okay. Something better will come along.” On the surface, it sounds hopeful, but the words are a mask. He...

Last year, two major events occurred in my life: the first anniversary of my father’s fatal overdose and my tenth year of sobriety. That said, sobriety is like Zen—a process that starts over and over with each breath. Suzuki Roshi once said, “The most important thing...

Geshe YongDong Losar, a Tibetan lama who emigrated to Canada in his late twenties, decided that he wanted to learn how to play golf. Enter Jesse Moussa, professional golfer and private golf teacher. As the two men spent time on the golf course together, they came to...