Finding Our True Refuge
“Your true home is in the here and the now. It is not limited by time, space, nationality, or race. Your true home is not an abstract idea. It is something you can touch and live in every moment. – Thich Nhat Hanh.” Where do…
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Kindness Matters
In challenging times, we tend to be self absorbed, worried about our future, our loved ones or those in our close inner circle. We forget that we are all connected; no matter our educational/financial status, our age, race, ethnicity, gender identity or species. We are…
Mindfulness: Staying Grounded During Covid-19
As human beings we share a tendency to scramble for certainty whenever we realize that everything around us is in flux. In difficult times the stress of trying to find solid ground—something predictable to stand on—seems to intensify. But in truth, the very nature of…
Mindfulness – An Invitation to Open to this Precious Life
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Mary Oliver Since practicing mindfulness, I’m more aware of my surrounding. I find myself focusing on and attuning to the natural world; experiencing the poignant beauty of life. I’m not talking about…
Let it Be – Practice Being With…
“We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that.The healing…
No Mud, No Lotus….
“The main affliction of our modern civilization is that we don’t know how to handle the suffering inside us and we try to cover it up with all kinds of consumption.” ― Thích Nhất Hạnh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering The lotus is…