‘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

“I love your keffiyeh.” Finishing checkout at my favorite Berkeley supermarket, getting my credit card ready, I looked around for the speaker. A young woman, smiling, glanced at my checkered Palestinian scarf as she bagged groceries. “I love it too,” I replied. “This...

‘To enter non-duality means to see that I and not I are not two.’ Kusan Sunim

I Take Refuge in the Buddha  There isn’t just one Buddha, says Mushim Patricia Ikeda. The Buddha is awakened mind. When most people think of the Buddha, it’s Siddhartha Gautama they picture: the prince, who it is said, was born 2,600 years ago in Nepal, grew up to...

‘The Buddha nature is neither created nor does it change. It is free from arising and ceasing. It is naturally pure, yet obscured by adventitious stains.’ Uttaratantra

‘Before us, no thing, yet nothing lacking. Effortless wisdom naturally manifests.’ Zen Master Niutou

‘This freedom is the end of suffering, not because pain and pleasure cease to exist, but because the mind no longer clings to them. It sees them as they are: passing phenomena within a vast field of awareness.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘The field of boundless emptiness is what exits from the very beginning.’ Hongzhi Zhengjue

In this recording of a special session of UCLA Mindful’s weekly class, mindfulness teacher and center director Diana Winston shares how compassion practice can support those facing the devastating wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area. Through a heartfelt talk and...

In 2016, after more than two years of searching, my sangha found and purchased a beautiful retreat center in Big Sur, where we could practice together. There were several beautiful buildings on the land, and many ancient oak trees to provide shade and beauty. We spent...