Self Compassion and the End of Self

Western society has a compelling tendency to adapt every issue of life to the needs of the self. Self-compassion. Self-help. Self-acceptance. From a separate self to a connected self. True Self. A spiritual self....

Live in joy. in love,Even among those who hate.Live in joy, in health.Even among the afflicted.Live in joy, in peace,Even among the troubled.Look within. Be still.Free from fear and attachment,Know the sweet joy of...

Desire. It is a provocative word. What sensations, thoughts and feelings arise as you sit with it? Does energy come, or uncertainty? Fear, excitement or numbness? All of us have conditioned ideas and responses...

Mindfulness can be a bridge – one that offers kind awareness long enough to know things as they are, and not just what we might think. Within this deeper knowing we unveil the insidious...

These days meditation is popping up everywhere. In fact, the “business of mindfulness” is quickly becoming a foundation of the multi-trillion dollar wellness industry. In the United States alone, the “meditation industry” is worth...

We sometimes think of not knowing as something negative, but is it really? Truly not-knowing allows spaciousness, openness, and much greater intimacy. When we make not-knowing an intentional action, the barriers that hold us...

I used to find asking for help incredibly difficult, especially when I languished in the hell realm and / or the hungry ghost realm of the traditional wheel of life. In fact, I am...

This coming weekend is Easter. Raised here in England in a Christian culture, I associate this time of year both with a bursting forth of incredible beauty in the natural world, of trees coming...

When people ask me how I’m doing these days and how my practice is holding up, I respond by explaining that these are the times I have practiced for and what my practice is...

Pali: Yadidam cattàri purisayugàni attha purisapuggalàEsa bhagavato sàvakasängho English: That is the four pairs, the eight kinds of noble beingsThese are the Blessed One’s disciples. These phrases are in daily chants in the Theravada...