The giver receives more - that's the paradox at the center of Buddhist teaching, and it sounds backwards until you sit with it. Giving something away leaves you with more, while holding onto something tightly…
You log off at 6pm. The laptop closes. And the apartment is quiet in a way that feels different from solitude - heavier, somehow, even though nothing has actually changed about the room you're sitting…
Buddha teaching on attachment starts with a simple question: think of something you are holding onto right now. A relationship that has changed. A version of yourself you used to be. A plan that did…
If you want to know how to stop feeling guilty, the Buddha's answer starts somewhere unexpected. There is something you did - or did not do - that you are still carrying. Maybe it was…
Buddhist teaching on forgiveness starts from an uncomfortable place: there is someone you have not forgiven. Maybe you have told yourself you have. Maybe you have said the words. But somewhere - in the quiet…
Worrying about things you can't control is something almost everyone does, and it rarely helps. There is something you are worried about right now that you cannot do anything about - at least not in…
Don't accept their anger, that's the entire lesson in what happened next. A man walked up to the Buddha and began cursing him. For five full minutes, he hurled insults, rage, contempt, everything he had.…
https://www.youtube.com/embed/6yZD6L1xVm0 Anger is one of the most powerful emotions we carry, and letting go of anger is one of the hardest things we're ever asked to do. Someone wrongs us. A situation feels unfair. And…
