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Shall we respect ourselves—our body, our mind, our precious life? Let’s do. Let’s learn the skillful means of boundary-setting and taking time and continuous learning and rest. But shall we put oursel…

” Faith in one’s guru does not mean blind faith, it does not mean believing “My guru is perfect” even though your guru is not perfect. It is not pretending that your guru&#8217…

The Buddha Shakyamuni’s Words on Kindness in the Metta Sutra This is what should be done by one who is skilled in goodness, and who knows the path of peace: Let them be able and upright, straight…

The Four Immeasurables are Equanimity (Tib. tangnyom), (Pali: metta) which is the wish that beings may be free from attachment to some and aversion to others. Lovingkindness (Tib.&…

Hey, apparently. you can plant a shade screen of sugar peas on your front porch and get the side benefit of lunch. Try every experiment to benefit beings.

There is a Tibetan teaching called “The Three Defects of the Pot.” It tells how to listen to dharma teachings. Not listening, is like being a pot turned upside down. If you have no intenti…

A Dekeling student, David McWherter, is going in for surgery soon. He and I met this morning and we chatted about how he can carry his practice to this experience. He agreed that I could share the gis…