‘Only to someone who has tasted salt can salty water be talked about, otherwise it is of no use — the person will not know the taste of salt.’ Haechun Sunim

‘Most Buddhist traditions are geographical, but have the same origins. All come from interpretation of Buddha's teaching with wakening at their core.’ Everyday Buddhism

When we take positive action and respond creatively to our anger, we are taking good care of ourselves. Taking care of our hearts, minds, and bodies is taking positive action. Learning to be kind and loving toward ourselves is a challenge. It is also part of the...

We are all citizens of the Information Age, when attention-consuming data is abundant and human attention itself is regarded as a scarce commodity. In the noise and chaos of this flood of information, how often do you notice where your mind is and what it’s doing?...

‘On occasion, when the time is right to help someone, Undertake it altruistically to achieve it as best you can.’ Advice to the Yogis of Solu-Khumbu

The word “mindful” is having a viral moment, the likes of which we haven’t seen since Jon Kabat-Zinn’s introduction of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in the late ’70s. This time, it’s through TikTok user Jools Lebron and her popular phrase “very mindful, very...