Empty Shell
My heart is an empty shell Not empty with despair Or darkness But inhabited only by tenderness An unbearable vastness So universal That my smallness aches
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October 12, 2026
The Empty Cup – The Kindness of Limits
We often think kindness means saying yes, giving more, staying longer, being endlessly available.But sometimes a limit is not the opposite of compassion. It is what allows compassion to remain…
September 8, 2026
Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
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Enlightened Courage Course
“Enlightened Courage, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche‘s commentary on The Seven Points of Mind Training by Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, is one of the most practical and inspiring presentations of the Buddhist path.Lojong teaches us how…
August 4, 2026
Imperfect Sangha
I still remember meeting my first Sangha. It was a very small group, and I imagined everyone there was far more advanced than I was—perhaps even close to enlightenment. Then…
June 26, 2026
Relaxing in Fear
When you think, there is distance. You stand slightly apart from life, observing it from the safety of the shore. You touch things through the fabric of ideas. You analyse,…
June 9, 2026
Meeting authentic teachers
A friend of mine, a Franciscan monk, once told me that he did not believe anyone could be inspired to follow a spiritual path through a book alone. According to…
June 5, 2026
The Empty Cup-Gratitude for the Wisdom
This new episode of The Empty Cup explores the definition that has been very helpful to me over the years. I once heard Mindrolling Khandro Rinpoche define devotion as "gratitude…
June 2, 2026
A heart touched by love
A heart touched by love can endure many things. Not because it has become immune to pain, betrayal, or loss, but because love has the strange capacity to soften and…
May 26, 2026
The Heart of Sadness – The Empty Cup
There is a kind of sadness that is not only about loss. When what we rely on falls away, something older is revealed—an underlying vulnerability we usually try to cover.…
May 19, 2026
Love dimmed by fear
Attachment is love dimmed by fear. “Will I get it? Will I lose it? Will I ever find it again?” attachment asks.At first, we fear not getting what we want.…
May 15, 2026
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