From Lovingkindness by Sharon Salzberg.
In the Buddhist cosmology, one of the realms of being is that of “hungry ghosts.” These are beings with immense bodies but pinhole mouths, so that they are continually driven by unsatisfied desire. When someone once asked Vietnamese Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh what life is like in the realm of [...]
All beings are the owners of their karma.
Their happiness and unhappiness depend upon their actions, not upon my wishes for them.
There is a certain assumption when one works in a fitness and health profession as I do. Generally speaking folks assume you are athletic or frequent a gym or other fitness studio.
The truth is, I wasn’t very ’sporty’ as a kid. Oh sure, I did my time in gym class, and even tried playing a [...]
Studying Zen, and especially my recent studying of Metta Bhavana has made me more giving and more compassionate.
I don’t say this to pat myself on the back, but to observe what is changing.
I received a letter from Doctors Without Borders today. I’d given them a donation back in January and they were updating donors with [...]
Sharon Salzberg wrote in her book, Lovingkindness,
The great Indian teacher Nisargadatta Maharaj once said, “Wisdom tells me I am nothing. Love tells me I am everything. Between the two my life flows.” “I am nothing” does not mean that there is a bleak wasteland within. It does mean that with awareness [...]