Grief has a way of living inside the body. For Anjali Shastri, that reality hit all at once on August 6, 2021. It had been exactly ten years since she lost her sixteen year old son. She felt low and had no motivation to work out that morning. But she pushed herself to...

'In one instant, as it is, is an infinite number of kalpas. An infinite number of kalpas are at the same time this one instant. If you see into this fact, The True Self which is seeing has been seen into.' Zen master Mumon

‘The idea of śūnyatā — emptiness — challenges our conventional ways of thinking. It teaches that all things are empty of inherent, independent existence, but this does not mean they are non-existent.’ Everyday Buddhism

'Patch-robed monks roam the world constantly emptying and expanding their minds.' Hongzhi Zhengjue

“Ultra-independence is a coping mechanism we develop when we’ve learned it’s not safe to trust love or when we are terrified to lose ourselves in another. We aren’t meant to go it alone. We are wounded in relationship and we heal in relationship.” ~Rising Woman Do you...

‘Even when living in the common world, if you don’t become attached to or imbued with worldly things, you can become your true self.’ Beopjeong Sunim

Five years ago, Liz Moran felt like her life fell apart a little bit. She was going through a breakup, had to move out of her apartment, and moved in with her mom. At the time, she was a preschool teacher doing some soul searching, trying to figure out if she wanted...

“Surrender is not about giving up. It is about letting go of the illusion of control.” ~Judith Orloff Watching my mother lose her memory while I was losing mine felt like a cruel preview of my future—until I learned that stress, not genetics, was writing my story. It...

‘Awareness; you can chew gum, wash up and listen to the radio at the same time and still be aware, because it includes the thing.’ Ajahn Sumedho