Compassion (karuna) is a word that is used quite frequently in the Buddhist practice, and for very good reason. The Buddha was all about compassion toward all beings. But today I realized how easily this can be misunderstood, and often…
Yesterdays dhamma talk at the Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple referred to the Lotus flower and how it relates to our practice. And while I have read, heard and studied this analogy before, this talk made me want to revisit this.…
I think that most of us feel that we learn so much from close friends who support us, Family members who comfort us, and possibly Monks and Nuns. But I have come to see that it may actually be our…
“Without attachment or expectation, and with all my love, may you be well happy and peaceful” These are the words that I now use when practicing loving kindness (Metta) meditation. I have come to realize that love is not real…
In Buddhism, the four immeasurables (brahma-viharas) represent the most beautiful and hopeful aspects of our human nature. They are mindfulness practices that protect the mind from falling into habitual patterns of reactivity which contradict our best intentions. Also referred to…