“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” ~William Bruce Cameron I noticed it halfway through the conversation. We were outside a café on a warm Saturday, close enough to the next table that I could hear someone...

‘Awareness is a natural state; it’s normal. It isn’t a compounded state that depends on other conditions.’ Ajahn Sumedho

‘Try not to set up stages for Awakening. Meditate without waiting.’ Everyday Buddhist

“In an age of constant movement, nothing is so urgent as sitting still.” ~Pico Iyer, from his TED talk “The Art of Stillness” It was a Tuesday in late September, the kind of afternoon that feels borrowed from summer. I had a work deadline at 5:00. I went to the park...

'Just as a rock is not shaken by a storm, the wise are not affected by praise or blame.’ The Dhammapada

‘Being lost among the causes of suffering is to abandon supreme happiness. Why do you delight in unhappiness?’ Engaging deeds of Bodhisattva

Paula Arai explores what it means to be a Buddhist woman in her new book Of Mud & Lotuses: Dreaming the Lives of Buddhist Women (Shambhala Publications). Part One is a collection of imagined accounts of women’s lives throughout Buddhist history. Examples include a...

‘Should attachment or a wish to express anger be present in your thoughts, then do not budge or say a word.’ Acharya Shantideva

Trigger Warning: This story mentions anxiety, intrusive thoughts, mental health struggles, medication, difficult workplace experiences, and weight gain. Please read with care. There was a time when things were really bad for Megha. She has since been diagnosed with an...