You are nuts

Somewhere in this process you will come face-to-face with the sudden and shocking realization that you are completely crazy. Your … More

Basic goodness exists in you already

Self-deception often arises because you are afraid of your own intelligence and afraid that you won’t be able to deal … More

Basic goodness is very closely connected to the idea of bodhicitta in the Buddhist tradition. Bodhi means “awake” or “wakeful” … More

…when one thought takes you away completely from what you are actually doing—when you do not even realize that you … More

In meditation practice, finally, we are exposed. We hoped that we wouldn’t have to go through the embarrassment of exposing … More

“Not causing harm requires staying awake. Part of being awake is slowing down enough to notice what we say and … More

Sitting at the foot of the bodhi tree on the night when he realized the truth, the Buddha discovered something … More

…It also advises us to be positive with ourselves. Instead of getting frustrated with our faults we should appreciate the … More

We say, “I take refuge in sangha,” but sangha is made of individual practitioners. So you have to take care … More

We’re always in some kind of mood. It might be sadness, it might be anger, it might be not much … More

Buddhism’s Dzogchen teachings focus on the idea that every person, every one of us, has buddha nature, so we are … More

“To become your own psychologist,” says Lama Yeshe, “you don’t have to learn some big philosophy. All you have to … More

“If we are willing to take an unbiased look, we will find that, in spite of all our problems and … More

I like to question the nature of suffering because we tend to just shut down and say, “I’m suffering” without … More

Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa warned against this common pitfall for aspirants on the spiritual path: “The problem is that … More

Your very ability to recognise something outside of yourself and see its value forms part of the equation of grace. … More

All the things taking place around our world, all the irritations and all the problems, are crucial. Without others we … More

From the echo of meditative awareness, you develop a sense of balance, this is a step towards taking command of … More

Our habitual patterns are, of course, well established, seductive, and comforting. Just wishing for them to be ventilated isn’t enough. … More