As I wrote in my book, Living as a River: Relating to someone as a “self”—on the basis of how…
If we believe that we are not responsible for our mental suffering then we are implying we are helpless. If…
Most of us have no end of things to keep up with and sort out. In fact, life sometimes feels…
A lot of people I know have experienced loss recently. Loss is particularly hard when your last words to the…
Pema Chodron was the first North American born woman to become an ordained Bhikkhuni. She teaches in the Shambhala tradition…
In the Google Plus Community that I've set up for people who have a connection with my work (my classes,…
The other day I posted a news article about various ideas for replacing the ancient Buddhist statues of Bamiyan, Afghanistan,…
Between November 2010 and February 2011, New Zealand, a country of 4 million people, suffered two of the biggest disasters…
I love you and one day I will die. I can not escape it. Death comes to everyone, including me.…
One of the indisputable realities about being human is that we all have weaknesses. No one escapes this. Some of…