Being Peace: Classic teachings from the world's most revered meditation master

With our mindful breathing and deep awareness of our body, we are able to leave the zone of cogitating, discriminating, and analyzing, and enter the realm of interbeing.

We have a life of no problems because problems disappear into the fabric of our life, inseparably part of its warp and woof. As part of our Buddhist service we chant, “May we exist like a lotus at home in muddy water.” The lotus of enlightenment only blooms amid the nutrient mud of delusion. Yet it is so easy in our practice to become unbalanced, t

Bringing the energy of awareness and mindfulness to each moment of our life enables that energy to permeate our every action. Every one of our actions and our interactions becomes an opportunity to open our heart, to go more deeply, and to become more fully alive. This is really the essence of Engaged Buddhism in our tradition: using our daily life

Seeing that there is a precious jewel in our pocket, we give up every attitude of craving or coveting like one who is deprived. Seeing that we are lions, we do not long to nurse from a mother deer. Seeing that we are the sun, we give up the candle’s habit of fearing the wind will blow us out. Seeing that life has no boundaries, we give up all impri