Spirituality
Sometimes everything feels like too much, and it’s hard to use all the valuable lessons you’ve learned when life requires you to use them all at once. It’s also easy to feel overwhelmed by the magnitude of what you’re facing and alone with all your struggles. I’ve...
'Those who are following the Way should behave like a log drifting along a stream. If the log is neither held by the banks, nor seized by men, nor obstructed by the gods, nor kept in the whirlpool, I assure you that this log will reach the ocean.' Buddha Sutra in 42...
Our relationship with resting, slowing down, relaxing, being still, or being bored, can vastly differ based on our life experiences, learning and our habits. Lately, I've observed that people are growing less tolerant to relaxing, boredom or slowing down. We may go on...
'Those who follow the Way are like warriors who fight single-handed with a multitude of foes.' Buddha Sutra in 42 Sections
'The motto for becoming genuine: nothing is gained by speaking. The goodness of Vimalakirti enters the gate of nonduality.' Hongzhi Zhengjue
If you’re looking to refresh or deepen your yoga practice—but feel overwhelmed with the demands of life—you might be surprised that what’s “interrupting” your practice might be the very thing that can strengthen it. The post The Easiest Way to Deepen Your Yoga...
Before learning how to embrace a grateful mindset, Alina felt like something was constantly missing. Her emotions were tangled and heavily driven by anger, leaving her constantly on the edge of conflict. Whenever sadness set in, it felt like a heavy stone resting...
‘When we see the goodness or the badness of other people we are not attracted by it, nor repelled by it, nor attached to it; so that our attitude of mind is as void as space. In this way, we say our mind is great.’ Hui Neng
“What if I accept that all I really want is a small, slow, simple life? A beautiful, quiet, gentle life. I think it is enough.” ~Krista O’Reilly-Davi-Digui Why do we feel such pressure to dream big? I think it starts in childhood when parents, teachers, and other...
In times of uncertainty, when life feels unstable or presents us with more than we feel able to hold, we long for steadiness, for a reservoir of strength. Tara practice speaks directly to this longing by revealing our innate capacity to meet fear with wisdom, clarity,...