Wherever You Go, There You Are
Mindfulness is considered the heart of meditation but its essence is universal and of deep practical benefit to all. In essence,...
Fifteen Minutes to Live
The students of an enlightened monk walked up to him as he was working in his garden and asked, "If you knew you had only only 15...
Who Are You?
A story, first told on President Bush, speaks to our sense of identity. The story has it that George Bush was visiting the residents of a...
Thought is a screen not a mirror
"Why are you so wary of thought?" said the philosopher. "Thought is the one tool we have for organizing the world."...
See Others As Brothers and Sisters
An old Rabbi once asked his pupils how they could tell when the night had ended and the day had begun. "Could it be," asked one...
On Education
"Sometimes one sees in the school simply the instrument for transferring a certain maximum quantity of knowledge to the growing...
A Kid on Poverty
One day a father and his rich family took his son to a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people...
Futility of Discrimination
"All the time we are aware of millions of things around us--these changing shapes, these burning hills, the sound of the engine, the...
When Stillness Comes on Its Own
"The old habits will continue; the thoughts will go on rushing. And your mind is always in a rush hour, the traffic is always...
No Questions, No Conflict
Upon meeting a Zen master at a social event, a psychiatrist decided to ask him a question that had been on his mind. "Exactly how do...
Chaos Within, Chaos Without
Do not think by merely wishing for peace, you will have peace, when in your daily life of relationship you are aggressive,...
Hungry For True Bread
A beggar came and sat before me. "I want bread," he said. "How wise you are," I assured him. "Bread is what you need. And you...