THIS IS IT: Now What?
In this particular time in our history, when we’re all experiencing quite a lot of change, it’s vitally important that we not only strive to cultivate some peace in the
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CLAIM YOUR SEAT: Buddha’s Teachings on Doubt
In Buddhist circles, there’s a very powerful yet simple phrase that serves as both a profound invitation to us, and also a reminder of what we’re all capable of. This proposition
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Some Things Just Hurt: Allowing Our Pain
“There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and so become free.”~
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My Relationships: Medicine, or Poison?
In the famous Upaddha Sutta, the Buddha’s long-time attendant, Ananda, mentions to him that friends and companions seem so important that certainly, they must be half of the holy life.
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Put Your Heart Into It Again: The Buddha on Determination
This past year, after almost two years and two different cancer surgeries, one of the most important aspects of practice that I’ve found myself really needing to lean into has
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DO NO HARM/TAKE NO SH*T: A Buddhist Lesson on Boundaries
I just recently arrived back home from a 5-day meditation retreat I was leading in Romney, WV, and I need to admit that I love our new retreat center, Peterkin, so