Monthly Archives: September 2020

When walking, we do not necessarily remember where we are going with each step.  However, if we have clearly chosen our route and destination, we shall arrive, sooner or later. That is why it is vital to establish our aspiration … Continue reading →

Yes. Your daughter. By some road she came into this world, not because you asked her. By some road she left this world, not because you told her. In between her coming and going, she passed some time here with … Continue reading →

Test my words well, as one would test gold through melting, refining, and polishing, and adopt them only then. The skilled should not engage them out of admiration or for other reasons. —Buddha Shakyamuni, Tantra of Powerful Glory

Just as physicians are not upset with someone who rages while mentally ill, sages see the afflictions as the foe, not the person who suffers them.  —Aryadeva, Four Hundred Stanzas

Those who only read books cannot understand the teachings and, what’s more, may even go astray. But those who try to observe the things going on in the mind, and always take that which is true in their own minds … Continue reading →

Whatever actions you engage in, do not do anything contrary to the Dharma or that fails to become the accumulation of merit and wisdom. Do not desire anything other than omniscient Buddhahood and benefiting sentient beings. Do not be attached … Continue reading →

The entire cosmos is cooperative. The sun, the moon, and the stars live together as a cooperative. The same is true for humans and animals, trees, and soil. Our bodily parts function as a cooperative. When we realize that the … Continue reading →

Do you remember when disease came to your village? Of your family, you were the only one to survive. You were just a girl. For years you begged for your food. Then a nun took you in. You told her … Continue reading →

One of the things that the Buddha advocated as an antidote to sensual desire is moderation in eating. […] Moderation in eating does not mean eating nothing. It is eating enough to keep the body healthy. But this is a … Continue reading →

Farmers take grain from the earth and branches from the trees. They crack open one with the other and take what’s left to feed their families. You are all unripe grain. Take time to grow. Then leave the ground behind … Continue reading →