“Sometimes people wound us because they’re wounded and tell us we’re broken because that’s how they feel, but we don’t have to believe them.” ~Lori Deschene Age and healing don’t make you invulnerable to moments that can bring you back to the kind of trauma you...

'Patch-robed monks roam the world constantly emptying and expanding their minds.' Hongzhi Zhengjue

“Forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It’s not something that happens overnight. It’s an evolution of the heart.” ~Sue Monk Kidd Sometimes I hear the word “forgiveness” and I cringe. I’ve been wrestling with this all year because I realized something really...

“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate.” ~Anthon St. Maarten There are some words that get painfully etched into our...

‘Even when living in the common world, if you don’t become attached to or imbued with worldly things, you can become your true self.’ Beopjeong Sunim

“If there is no peace in the minds of individuals, how can there be peace in the world? Make peace in your own mind first.” ~S. N. Goenka  I recently completed my third Vipassana meditation course. There is a moment at the beginning of the course when you surrender...

I came to Gratitude because I was tired of feeling like life was something I had to survive rather than inhabit. When my therapist first suggested I write down one gratitude a day, I struggled more than I expected. I thought gratitude had to be something big, a...

‘Delusion operates under the radar, making it difficult to detect, especially when we are lost in the routine of daily life. Its cleverness lies in its ability to maintain the illusion of permanence and stability in a world that is inherently fleeting and uncertain.’...

‘May all beings awake from the gloom of delusion.’ Everyday Buddhism