“Meditation is a way of being, not a technique.” ~Jon Kabat-Zinn I didn’t think I was someone who “couldn’t meditate.” I had read the books. I understood the benefits. I knew, intellectually, that sitting with my breath was supposed to help me feel calmer, more...

‘If in the mind there is nothing different from mind, one does not have to stop desire.’ Shen Hui

‘If as Buddhists we have true awareness then morality will be our natural behaviour.’ Zen Master Bukko

“You can’t perform your way into being loved. You can only reveal yourself and trust that the right person will love what they find.” Finding the unmarked door, I stepped into a dimly lit room pulsing with that “Love Jones” energy. Neo-soul played low, red lighting...

'Look up to the heavens or down upon the earth and they will teach you impermanence. Look around the world and it too reveals impermanence. Yet when you attain spiritual enlightenment, true wisdom arises. That wisdom swiftly guides you to the Way.' Buddha Sutra in 42...

I think it’s probably fair to say that most of us are feeling overwhelmed right now. We’re all dealing with a lot. Work stress. Family responsibilities. Relationship struggles. Health challenges. The pressure to keep going even when we’re absolutely exhausted. Lately...

There’s a deeply situated, innate sense of inner safety we are born with when we receive love and care as infants under the right conditions. But as we grow older and experience events and situations that threaten this core sense of safety, our inner compass finds it...

‘As we practise, a subtle shift begins. The more we turn our attention inward, the more we come to sense that life’s deepest truths do not yield to control or analysis. Instead, these truths reveal themselves when we stop trying to define or grasp them.’ Everyday...

“With self-compassion, we give ourselves the same kindness and care we’d give to a good friend.” ~Kristin Neff For a long time, I carried a question with me that I rarely said out loud. It wasn’t dramatic. It didn’t sound cruel. It felt reasonable—even responsible....

'It's hard to attain the state where nothing is practised and nothing manifested.' Buddha Sutra in 42 Sections