‘The Buddha’s teachings are not abstract doctrines but practical guides for awakening.’ Everyday Buddhism

“It is not your responsibility to figure out what someone else is feeling and why. Let go of the illusion that ‘fixing’ their bad mood will make you feel better.” ~Sarah Crosby Some years ago, I was talking to my husband on the phone. He sounded annoyed about...

“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” —Rumi The last days of the year felt like the right time to let go. I stood in my backyard with twenty-five years of journals—thick notebooks filled with prayers, confessions, and late-night...

My wife, Gitu, and I recently visited Kaudiyala, on the banks of the Ganga river, where we’d had our Hindu wedding in the spring of 1996. Being there again was a joyful reminder of the practice of marriage and how it has helped us grow in friendship, companionship,...

‘So when facing difficulties, sometimes just thinking of the phrase ‘‘everything is subject to change’’ will give strength to my mind.’ Geshe Tashi Tsering

‘What remains when the striving ceases? This is not a question to be answered, but to be realised.’ Zen Master Niutou