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  • Tara Brach

    ‘Compassion means to be with, feel with, suffer with. Classical Buddhist texts describe compassion as the…

  • Jenny Odell

    ‘I want to be clear that I’m not actually encouraging anyone to stop doing things completely.…

  • Kosho Uchiyama

    ‘Needless to say, dharma cannot be grasped with the intellect. But if it is completely incomprehensible,…

  • Mask Gatha

    Putting on my mask I think of protecting and caring for my community. Seeing someone wearing…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘Student L [Katherine Thanas]: Docho Roshi: When does my life express the Dharma and when does…

  • This Moment

    We have tipped into the second half of the year now, and locally, we had a…

  • Norman Fischer

    ‘We’re only human. But we’re also more. We’re by nature aspirational beings. Our imaginations are unlimited.…

  • Red Pine

    ‘In the practice of charity, Buddhists distinguish three kinds of gifts: material, emotional, and spiritual. Material…

  • Jenny Odell

    ‘Certain people would like to use technology to live longer, or forever… To such people I…

  • Seng-chao

    ‘Although a great bell is impressive, it makes no sound unless it is rung. Nor does…