‘When we say that there is no self, people get worried, or angry. Their attachment and identification to this idea of a self is so strong.’ Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

‘Despite their limitations, words remain indispensable. The Buddhist tradition itself is built upon texts, dialogues, and commentaries—words pointing beyond words. The challenge is not to avoid language, but to use it skilfully, without becoming trapped by it.’...

My dear friends, suppose someone is holding a pebble and throws it in the air and the pebble begins to fall down into a river. After the pebble touches the surface of the water, it allows itself to sink slowly into the river. It will reach the bed of the river without...

‘Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so too this Dhamma-Vinaya has one taste, the taste of liberation.’ The BuddhaUdāna Sutra

At Plum Village, the practice center where I live, we learn to come in touch with the wonders of nature as a source of nourishment and healing. Cultivating awareness of the impact of our daily actions on the planet, we turn off lights when not in use, use water...

When Love Is Blind premiered in 2020, 1.5 million viewers tuned in for the initial five episodes alone. It quickly became a Netflix fan favorite, and now there are seven American seasons, and versions have been produced around the world, including Japan, Mexico, and...

‘Atammayatā is not simply non-attachment, nor is it a cold detachment from the joys and sorrows of life. It is deeper than that. It is the undoing of the compulsion to identify, to take ownership, to entangle oneself in the ceaseless whirl of becoming.’ Everyday...

‘When one has perfected this practice (Atammayata), there is no "person" who watches "things". There are no "things" to be watched. There is no "watcher". There is no "feeling of watching". All of these have disappeared.’ Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

I have included an extract from Bodhidharma's work here, as it is less widely known.