Buddhist Women on a Path of Spiritual Awakening
Joy
How do we experience the heart’s uplift in the special qualities of joy that we can know and share in different ways during the journey of life? Do we see ourselves as inherently joyful, or do we feel that joy has passed us by?…
Trust Wisdom
We share our love of truth through receptivity to kindness. As we learn to trust others, we can trust ourselves to explore beyond the limitations of the thinking mind. When we study the face of fear itself, gradually we break through to seeing its…
Sheltering in Kindness
By nature, we are inclined to care for ourselves. Do we also wish to see others well and happy? Reflecting that we are all subject to the universal law of impermanence, so too, let us consider how caring for ourselves is a way of…
The Big Old Skin of Ego
Do we really want to wake up? We may have to face painful truths about ourselves. So we examine the depth of our dedication to this spiritual work and we watch out for the ego. The Buddha had zero tolerance for young monastics who…
A Gift for Everyone
Our practice is a unique opportunity to develop our deepest potential for happiness as human beings. We use the skills of interior investigation with patience and courage to study the intimate workings of the mind. Well-guided by the Buddha’s teachings, we gradually learn intuitively…
Anger, Forgiveness, and Gratitude
How can we remain calm and inwardly strong when we feel anger or fear, greed or grief? Meditate with new eyes – keen, open, attentive, and dare to forgive even difficult feelings or troubling conditions. Stay present, stop and witness fear’s end, because stopping…
~ Dhammapada Verse 54