Every moment in our lives is an invitation to know ourselves better. And there is no moment - however big or small - that couldn't benefit from slowing down, taking a breath, and feeling...
Every moment in our lives is an invitation to know ourselves better. And there is no moment - however big or small - that couldn't benefit from slowing down, taking a breath, and feeling...
We have all heard that letting go is the key to finding happiness and getting over pain, but it's rarely as easy as it sounds. When we are really deep in it - when...
When meditators ask me what I teach and I explain what Insight Dialogue is, there’s often a pause accompanied by a quizzical expression and sometimes some thinly veiled distaste. The idea of pairing up,...
There is a lovely simile that the Buddha uses about someone needing to cross a large expanse of dangerous water because the current shore is dubious and risky, but the further shore is secure...
I recently learned that there are numerous accounts of recipients of organ transplants taking on the characteristics, talents, food cravings, emotions and even memories of their organ donors. I am interested in phenomena that...
It’s an unusually busy workday, a week before the release of a new book which has spent a long time in creative incubation. In the mirror of deadlines and an overwhelming inbox, I observe...
An excerpt from Martin Aylward’s book “Awake Where You Are: The Art of Embodied Awareness” (2021) – shared with permission. The Buddha talked about the Three Jewels of this practice being Buddha, Dharma, Sangha....
Instead of seeing enlightenment as something far away from us, we can realise that it’s closer than close. Seeing our experiences as empty opens a way of resting in our own centre. What if enlightenment...
Dear Friend, You might’ve heard about our new Sangha Live community platform, for Dharma sharing & socializing in between our meditation sits. Maybe you’ve created a profile… joined a few spaces… shared a beautiful...