
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching

Its intention is not to make us weary of life, but to help us see how precious life is; not to make us pessimistic, but to help us see the impermanent nature of life so that we do not waste our life. If we have the courage to see things as they are, our meditation will have beneficial results. When we see the impermanent nature of things, we apprec
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By the process of conscious breathing, smiling, walking meditation, sitting meditation, by our way of looking, listening and mindfully observing, we help the seeds of happiness flourish. The realms of love, compassion, joy, and letting go are the realms of true joy and happiness. If we have joy and can let go, we can share happiness with others and
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Enlightenment is not separate from washing dishes or growing lettuce. Learning to live each moment of our daily life deeply, in mindfulness and concentration, is the practice. The conceptualization and creation of a piece of art takes place exactly in these moments of our daily life. The time when we begin to write down the music or the poem is onl
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When greed, hatred, ignorance, and wrong views arise, if we embrace them with Right Mindfulness, sooner or later they will lose their strength and return to our store consciousness.