Occupation: Nun Birth: July 14, 1936
Holding on to beliefs limits our experience of life. That doesn't mean that beliefs or ideas or thinking is a problem; the stubborn attitude of havin….
On the journey of the warrior-bodhisattva, the path goes down, not up, as if the mountain pointed toward the earth instead of the sky. Instead of tra….
Blaming is a way to protect your heart, trying to protect what is soft and open and tender in yourself..
Patience has nothing to do with suppression. In fact, it has everything to do with a gentle, honest relationship with yourself..
Surrendering, letting go of possessiveness, and complete nonattachment-all are synonyms for accumulating merit..
Relaxing with something as familiar as loneliness is good discipline for realizing the profundity of the unresolved moments of our lives. We are chea….
We're not trying to be something we aren't; rather, we're reconnecting with who we are..
Meditation is not about getting out of ourselves or achieving something better. It is about getting in touch with what you already are..
Anxiety, heartbreak, and tenderness mark the in-between state. It's the kind of place we usually want to avoid. The challenge is to stay in the middl….
We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment..
Everybody loves something, even if it's only tortillas..
Knowing pain is a very important ingredient of being there for another person..
The future is the result of what we do right now..
Just pausing for two to three breaths is a perfect way to stay present. This is a good use of our life. Indeed, it is an excellent, joyful use of our….
That nothing is static or fixed, that all is fleeting and impermanent, is the first mark of existence. Everything is in process..
It's not a terrible thing that we feel fear when faced with the unknown. It is a part of being alive, something we all share. We react against the po….
Sitting meditation gives us a way to move closer to our thoughts and emotions and to get in touch with our bodies..
Buddhist words such as compassion and emptiness don't mean much until we start cultivating our innate ability simply to be there with pain with an op….
Don't worry about achieving. Don't worry about perfection. Just be there each moment as best you can. When you realize you've wandered off again, sim….
We can stop thinking that good practice is when it’s smooth and calm, and bad practice is when it’s rough and dark. If we can hold it all in our hear….
The third noble truth says that the cessation of suffering is letting go of holding on to ourselves..