Buddhist Women on a Path of Spiritual Awakening
Peace Without Borders
The Buddha’s medicine is a universal gift for the mind. It helps us see what is apparent here and now, and it is timeless. By investigating the heart, we know the truth of what we are. It’s like taking an internal selfie to be…
Brave Lotus Rising – Guided Meditation
Consciousness plays a beautiful silent concerto in the mind’s pure presence. Listening deeply, beyond the masks of the conditioned world that appears and disappears, without grasping or getting lost in any of it – we explore the truth of the present moment. What do…
Knowing Our True Nature
How far we have strayed from knowing our true nature. So we exert vigorous present moment attention to train the mind. Aware, alert, and focused, we discard intrusive mental ‘malware’, cutting through the river of thought to bear witness beyond it. We shelter in…
Mind Like A Tamed Elephant
The Buddha says “delight in vigilance” – live an examined life: mindful, patient, ethical and reflective. We protect the mind while also investigating it and probing deeply. And we train it – just as the elephant trainer tames a wild elephant. We discover that…
Be Your Own Doctor
When fear, anger, sorrow, or shame arise, the Buddha advises us: “Be your own doctor.” See. Feel. Know the suffering within. To cherish the silence of the mind is to go beyond fear and all cousins of darkness. When we rest in the present…
~ Dhammapada Verse 54