‘We turned our backs (on our Original-nature), so do not advocate searching outside for it. Having fully exposed the precious jewel, we do not know it as precious.’ Kusan Sunim

Con una carrera de largas y poderosas zancadas, se lanzó de cabeza contra una losa de concreto que sobresalía del suelo. Extendió los brazos hacia delante y su cuerpo se estiró en el aire, como un león que salta sobre su presa. Al golpear con las palmas de las manos...

Hace muchos años, cuando era un monje recién ordenado en Sri Lanka, decidí «humectar» mi práctica diaria de la atención a la respiración con metta, el cultivo meditativo de la bondad amorosa. Para orientarme, recurrí a las instrucciones del Visuddhimagga, el clásico...

‘Buddhism does not assert that there is anyone who from the beginning is free from faults and possesses all good qualities.’ Dalai Lama

‘When you begin to use thought the way it ought to be used, you find it easier to let go of thought.’ Gien Inour Roshi

Life, as I think about it, is all about change. Weather, seasons, people, body, thoughts, priorities... Everything changes and often these words have hints of loss, but no, everything transforms. We transform. Who you were even a year before is different from the...