There’s my math teacher, so many years ago, noticing me make the same mistake on three straight exams: When will you ever learn? There’s my exasperated dad, showing me for tenth time how to not grind the clutch: When will you ever learn? There’s the fourth or fifth tough breakup, and the voice in my…
When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending. Thích Nhất Hạnh
It’s simple, really. One of the reasons there are so many books in libraries & bookstore is that there are a LOT of ways to say things. One of the reasons we have a lot of songs is that there are a LOT of ways to tell stories of the heart. One of the…
Today is the feast day of St Francis! Lord, make me a channel of your peace. That where there is hatred, I may bring love. That where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness, That where there is discord, I may bring harmony, That where there is error, I may bring truth,…
“Peaceful coexistence on this beautiful planet we share cannot be achieved by warfare. It cannot be achieved by power. And it cannot be achieved by ignoring each others’ suffering. We cannot kill our way to peace, oppress others to create to peace, or close our eyes to achieve peace. “Peace is the only path to…
You have been forced to enter empty time. The desire that drove you has relinquished. There is nothing else to do now but rest And patiently learn to receive the self You have forsaken for the race of days. At first your thinking will darken And sadness take over like listless weather. The flow of…
It actually doesn’t matter where you have been swimming, or where you’re going to, but it does better where you’re swimming right now. It is only when we identify what grows in this moment that we have the chance to live fully. Before & after – this leads to growth in our heads. Now –…
One day the Buddha held up a flower in front of an audience of 1,250 monks and nuns. He did not say anything for quite a long time. The audience was perfectly silent. Everyone seemed to be thinking hard, trying to see the meaning behind the Buddha’s gesture. Then, suddenly, the Buddha smiled. He smiled…