There is no final cure for the body, but the mind can be freed. No matter how much craving, anger, sorrow, fear or obsessive negative thoughts keep storming the mind, dont let discouragement become a

On the path to freedom, every moment in every life situation is an opportunity for training the mind. We plant seeds of virtue, watering them with renunciation, respect, contentment, generosity and v

In the grip of painful feelings such as fear, anger, grief, or despair, we are in danger of allowing these to subdue the mind. Discernment and clear awareness help us to see through our pain to the en

On a wilderness trail, at times the path is clear, at times not. We get lost, confused, and disheartened. Tested again and again, we gain strength, skill, and clarity, and we learn to see what we coul

Where is safety in this world? As the Buddha taught: Not apart from awakening and austerity, not apart from sense restraint, not apart from relinquishing everything do I see any safety for any living

Our most valued renewable resource is the heart, the seat of awareness and our true refuge in what is worthy of refuge the ancient virtue of the noble ones. Breath by breath, we embody pure presence

To directly know Truth, we enter the depths of the vast ocean of the mind. We refine our attention and focus it like a laser beam. In the knowing of knowing itself, impermanence is revealed together w

The Eightfold Noble Path is the Buddhas map to freedom. His directions how to proceed are precise, rigorous and breathtaking the better for our faith and diligence. Though we may falter or feel unw

Can we resolutely walk the moral high road and discover Dhamma treasures in the fertile ground of the heart? Heroic good-will, metta, will serve as our anti-inflammatory, quelling the fires of greed,

Generosity and virtue are at the heart of waking up. We give nothing less than our full devotion to the practice, day by day, training in present moment awareness and purifying ourselves. Secluded fro