Ayyā Medhānandī
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There Is An Oasis
Too long we have been caught in the grip of anxiety, anger, and clinging that lead nowhere. But there is an oasis in the depths of our native humanity. To understand what is true, we must empty all th
Unencumbered
Fire is our teacher the fire of pain, the fire of persevering through difficulty and the fire of going beyond what we think we are capable of. For we are greater that we know and our journey is one
Resilience
The winds of change blow constantly. We seek shelter, gazing attentive and unobstructed into the mind aware, in pure presence each moment. We sit, warming the heart and our precepts with gratitude.
The Power of Loving Kindness
When universal love leading to liberation of the heart is ardently developed, unrelentingly resorted to, it becomes the foundation of our life. We travel in a divine vehicle, our inheritance from the
We Are That Song
Our suffering may feel too great or the mountain may look too high. But we are resilient and we have it in us to do this work, to walk this path if we can give up thoughts of self-cherishing and fee
Out of This World
By deeply examining the mind as the Buddha taught, we see our stark human predicament, why we suffer, and the real source of happiness. For he awakened to sufferings end and the noble path to freedom
Give Up the Cloud
When the mind is completely silent, we experience the peace and happiness of pure awareness. This far surpasses any worldly promise of impermanent gains or pleasures. Instead, through wise intuitive i
Kindness Through and Through
Contentment and generosity nurture a quality of metta that is kind through and through. We learn to respond to life like the good earth that is ever patient with and tolerant of our heedlessness. What
In the Name of Wisdom
What does it mean to be noble? As a daughter of the Buddha, I learn that no name, title, degree or pedigree can confer true wisdom, authority or respect; nor do opinion, tradition or entitlement besto
What Is Refuge in Buddha?
Stay true to seeing with wisdom and be compassionate to yourself then, gradually to all beings. Preserve, treasure, grow and rejoice in the moral fabric of your true nature and know its incomparable