Spirituality
This meditation is excerpted from Lion’s Roar’s audio collection “Meditations to Ground Yourself.” Transcript So I wanted to share with you one daily practice that I do, and offer it to you as a possible homework experiment. I live in Taos, New Mexico, even though I’m...
‘The Buddha emphasised this point throughout his teachings: ‘Do not associate with bad friends, do not associate with the worst of people. Associate with good friends, associate with the best of people.’ The Dhammapada
“Your silence will not protect you.” ~Audre Lorde When I was little, I learned that being “good” meant being quiet. Not just with my voice, but with my needs. My emotions. Even the space I took up. I don’t remember anyone sitting me down and saying, “Don’t speak...
“You can rewrite the story. You just have to pick up the pen.” ~Unknown I remember the exact moment I started disappearing. It was my wedding day. Just before I walked down the aisle, my mother gently reached for my hand and said, “Your hands are freezing!” She was...
‘Each moment of mindful awareness, each breath, each act of kindness is an expression of this awakened nature. This is why practice is described not as the path to awakening but as the activity of awakening.’ Everyday Buddhism
Dr. Larry Ward, a senior teacher in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village tradition Buddhist teacher and co-founder of The Lotus Institute with his wife, Dr. Peggy Rowe-Ward, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, as announced in a post from the Lotus Institute team: This...
‘The Buddha's skill in teaching (upaya-kaushalya) allowed him to present the Dhamma in ways appropriate to his audience, sometimes emphasising distinctions, sometimes interconnectedness, always aiming at liberation.’ Everyday Buddhism
“Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.” ~Jack Kornfield Her absence lingers in the stillness of early mornings, in the moments between tasks, in the hush of evening when the day exhales. I’ve gotten good at moving. At staying busy....
If you feel caught up in difficult emotions and are looking for gentle guidance to find a settled space again, this week’s grounding meditation is just for you. The post 12-Minute Meditation: A Grounding Practice to Create Space in a Storm of Emotions appeared first...
When I was a child, I found a secret place in the bayberry bushes. In the summers my family floated free from the known world—the world that was measured by carpools and sidewalks—and went to the seashore. It was lonely for me there; I felt alone in my separate self,...