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…
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June 26, 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
True Refuge
Refuge is about finding stability amid chaos and impermanence. Not only the chaos of the outer world, but above all, the instability of our own untamed thoughts and emotions.Most of…
February 21, 2026
We are waves
Separateness. Mind and matter. Subject and object. You and me. Organs, atoms, particles. A universe imagined as a collection of separate things, bumping into one another—isolated, different, disconnected. I longing…
February 3, 2026
Seflessness with no agenda
When we enter the path of the Bodhisattvas, we are introduced to the ideal of the Spiritual Warrior, the Hero of Enlightenment. Sometimes, we may not fully grasp the kind…
January 15, 2026
True Elegance
True elegance has nothing to do with clothes, brands or posture. It’s the quiet beauty that arises from deep awareness.When we are mindful, we move with awareness instead of haste…
October 23, 2025
Seeking distraction or fulfillment?
As samsaric human beings we all feel dukkha. That’s the first Truth Bouddha taught and a very needed one. Dukkha, as this existential and constant insatisfaction, is a lifelong companion,…
October 14, 2019