Fishes’ Eyes Swim with Tears
But even though I have found peace and stillness through my meditation practice and Buddhist teachings, I still grieve.
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The Tale of the Lotus and the Wildflower: A Zen-Inspired Love Story
One summer, the rain did not come. The streams slowed, and the air thickened. Passerby’s worried for the Lotus; they built a channel to bring water from the hills to the pond below. The water came trickling in clear, cold, and full of mountain spirit. And in it, drifting upon a twig, was a single Wildflower seed.
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Sticking it to the Man, or Right Livelihood in the Modern Age
As it was first told, Right Livelihood is the belief of finding a way to live which sits in alignment with our Buddha nature, ensuring that we can live without bringing suffering onto others.
Read MoreSpiritual Gangster: The Buddha’s Lesson on Fear and Dread
I was preparing to go inside because I serve as a spiritual advisor to Christa Pike, a woman on death row whose execution is scheduled for later this year.
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Impermanence: A Benign and Powerful Lesson
The gift of presence happens when we slow down, take deep breaths, and take in the beauty all around us even when our bodies are in pain or our plans are disrupted or our hearts are breaking with grief.
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