‘None may consider himself the same a moment after.’ Chan Master Fenyang

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” ~Rumi I grew up in a council house in the 1970s, in a world where children were seen and not heard. We were kicked out in the morning and told to come back when the streetlights came on. On the surface, it looked...

‘Holding the science of healing in the palm of your hand, You quell all illness. Great sages, You destroy all diseases—outer, inner, and other. Guru, may we be inseparable!.’ Chokgyur Lingpa

Trigger warning: This story mentions addiction, homelessness, chronic illness, grief, and loss. Mary had a tough life growing up, though she is always quick to point out that it wasn’t entirely bad. At a very young age, she fell into an addiction to heavy prescription...

‘There is nothing more unskilful than hatred.’ Acharya Shantideva

‘None may consider himself the same a moment after.’ Chan Master Fenyang

‘Papañca — when you feel a certain way and your thoughts just go on and on without any direction, simply rattling on; one thought after another.’ Madhupiṇḍika sutta<

“Only when we realize that our time is limited do we begin to appreciate the value of every single day.” ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross I didn’t expect the trip to begin the way it did. In December 2003, I decided to take a holiday over Christmas. I booked an eco-tour of Sri...

‘Limitless are the practices of the bodhisattva; but first of all you should engage in the practice of purifying the mind.’ Shantideva