Samsara will never just disappear on its own

Ordinary enjoyments are pleasurable in the beginning, but as time goes on, they become an increasing source of torment, If … More

Practise the teachings

If you’ve been practising for years, you should be seeing some results, If you’re not, you may be missing the … More

Even though we may not have experienced a glimpse of Buddha-nature and may not even understand the concept very well, … More

What are the experiences that the teachings of the Buddha are founded on? They are sadness, love, and openness. Although … More

“I’ve come to believe that we we’re all broken from the same nameless heart, and every living thing wakes with … More

“Subconsciously we are lured by the expectation that we will reach a stage where we don’t have to fix anything … More

When all mental activity around who you think you are or what you need for happiness is stopped, there is … More

“Of course, even when you see the world as a trap and posit a fundamental separation between liberation of self … More

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

“At my first meditation retreat, a two-week period of silent attention to mind and body, I was amazed to find … More

What are the experiences that the teachings of the Buddha are founded on? They are sadness, love, and openness. Although … More

Siddhartha was also trying to cut suffering at its root. But he was not dreaming up solutions such as starting … More

When we analyze our experience, we have ideas of time or space, big or small, heavy or light. A scale … More

When you travel in an airplane, you can see all sorts of landscapes below — lakes, mountains, lush forests, deserts, … More

f you want to obtain perfect calmness in your zazen [meditation], you should not be bothered by the various images … More

We should use our creativity and imagination and our senses to cultivate compassion and extend it to all sentient beings. … More

An important point to remember is that whatever information we gather, we also filter, so what we’re left with is … More

We should be quite gentle in judging ourselves and remember that the habits we are fighting against come from beginningless … More

“The towns and countryside that the traveller sees through a train window do not slow down the train, nor does … More

We are in many ways creatures of habit. If we live within certain conditions long enough, they come to seem … More