Having the courage to show up

“Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no … More

The Invitation

“You cannot trade the courage needed to live every moment for immunity from life’s sorrows. We may say we know … More

Instead of making others right or wrong, or bottling up right and wrong in ourselves, there’s a middle way, a … More

In my head, I had always responded to the idea of “midlife angst” by scoffing and coming up with some … More

What I discovered was wonderful news for me. To open deeply, as genuine spiritual life requires, we need tremendous courage … More

Ani Pema Chödrön, one of the first western women to become fully ordained as a Buddhist monastic, met Chögyam Trungpa … More

Long ago, in Tibet, there was a ceremony, held every hundred years, which Buddhist students could undergo in order to … More

Some people find the teachings I offer helpful because I encourage them to be kind to themselves, but this does … More

“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break … More

“The worldly mind thinks that being used by others is bad, it is the worst thing, but bodhisattvas are most … More