Occupation: Nun Birth: July 14, 1936
Every small problem most likely stems from the same root as large problems, and so there is no need to always go deep. One can use anything for the t….
The Buddha taught that flexibility and openness bring strength and that running from groundlessness weakens us and brings pain. But do we understand ….
If you aren't feeding the fire of anger or the fire of craving by talking to yourself, then the fire doesn't have anything to feed on..
If we Pause and breathe in and out, then we can have the experience of timeless presence, of the inexpressible wisdom and goodness of our own minds. ….
But all the time our warmth and brilliance are right here. This is who we really are. We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake..
Just where you are-that's the place to start!.
There are many changes in the weather of a day..
Rather than becoming more relaxed, you start pulling down the shades and locking the door. When you do go out, you find the experience more and more ….
Determination means to use every challenge you meet as an opportunity to open your heart and soften, determined to not withdraw..
If you have rage and righteously act it out and blame it all on others, it's really you who suffers. The other people and the environment suffer also….
The Buddha taught that we're not actually in control, which is a pretty scary idea. But when you let things be as they are, you will be a much happie….
Underneath our ordinary lives, underneath all the talking we do, all the moving we do, all the thoughts in our minds, there's a fundamental groundles….
The teacher will never give up on the student no matter how mixed up he or she might be.
Patience takes courage. It is not an ideal state of calm. In fact, when we practice patience we will see our agitation far more clearly..
The essence of practice is always the same: instead of falling prey to a chain reaction of revenge or self-hatred, we gradually learn to catch the em….
Things become clear when there is no escape..
Tonglen is a way for you to be with people who need you - beginning with yourself..
One very powerful and effective way to work with this tendency to push away pain and hold on to pleasure is the practice of tonglen. In tonglen prac….
Awareness is the key. Do we see the stories that we're telling ourselves and question their validity?.
The idea is to develop sympathy for your own confusion..
None of us is ever OK, but we all get through everything just fine..