“It is important to understand that loving-kindness is not an attitude of trying to make oneself like everything. Having loving-kindness towards other beings – towards those who are harmful and destructive as well as those who are cuddly and pure-hearted – does not mean that we approve of their actions or pretend to like them. Rather, we are working to accept that this is the way things are right now. This is the receiving heart, the heart that accepts the way things are. We are also not trying to pretend that the bitter is sweet, or that cruelty is beautiful, or that anger is a wonderful thing. Bitterness, cruelty and anger are a part of life, however.” – Ajahn Amaro, Finding the Missing Peace
HOKUSAI SAYS Hokusai says look carefully. He says pay attention, notice. He says keep looking, stay curious. He says there is no end to seeing.…read more →
"Over time, as the thinking mind begins to settle [through the practice of meditation], we’ll start to see our patterns and habits far more clearly.…read more →
