When my daughter was little she explained the meaning of imagination to me. I’d expressed playful skepticism over her imaginary friend and, in response, she fixed me with a pointed stare. “We don’t just see with our eyes, Mommy,” she declared. “We see with our minds.”...

‘Tathāgata is a term used by Gautama Buddha to refer to himself, carrying dual meanings that reflect both movement and transcendence. It can be interpreted as ‘‘one who has thus gone’’ or ‘‘one who has thus come’’.’ Everyday Buddhism

‘Buddha-nature latent in you. Knowing Buddha means nothing else than knowing sentient beings, for the latter ignore that they are potential Buddhas, whereas a Buddha sees no difference between himself and other beings.’ Hui Neng

‘Within our mind there is a Buddha, and that Buddha within is the real Buddha. If Buddha is not to be sought within our mind, where shall we find the real Buddha?’ Hui Neng

‘To experience the Buddha directly is to be fully present with what is, without clinging or resistance. It is to engage with the moment, each thought, each feeling, as an expression of the Dharma.’ Everyday Buddhism

I have a small cabin in the mountains of New Mexico where I spend time whenever I can. It is located in a deep valley in the heart of the Sangre de Cristo Range. It’s a strenuous hike from my cabin up to the ridge at more than twelve thousand feet above sea level,...