by tmt | Dec 7, 2019
Lovingkindness meditation (metta) is a practice that teaches us how to cultivate forgiveness, kindness, open-hearted friendship and love toward ourselves and toward others. Originating in the Buddhist meditation traditions, metta practice has come to the West in...
by tmt | Dec 7, 2019
The Buddha points to the middle way – a wisdom that understands the limitations and stress involved with both craving for things to be other than how they are and craving to be done with the challenging and ungovernable circumstances we experience in life....
by tmt | Dec 7, 2019
The Buddha was interested solely in suffering and how to live free of it. Neither theorist, dogmatist, nor religious authority, the Buddha’s gift is the noble path, the middle way, the eightfold path of living without suffering. This Way of Life is guided by wise,...
by tmt | Dec 7, 2019
Every human being wants to be happy, even though we aren’t always sure how to go about it. The stress of perpetually rearranging the circumstances of our life takes its toll. Buddha suggested that we have underestimated the capacity of our hearts. Retreat helps us...
by tmt | Dec 7, 2019
“Patience finds expression as a serene attitude towards stress. With this virtue the mind becomes cool, clean and calm like a refreshing pond of crystal clear water.” — Walpola Rahula When our lives become too busy, patience is the wise response to...
