Compassion in an age of conflict
Conflict may seem like an inevitable age we are doomed to endure. But there is no “age” of conflict—only the reality unfolding before us. And it is up to us to decide how we will meet it.
How are you showing up?
The Buddhist path is about answering a simple question through our lived experience: how are you showing up?
In this posture.
In this posture,
resting in the innate dignity of the ground of being,
sitting with presence,
with integrity,
ever-present awareness
Preparedness
Develop a complete acceptance and openness to all situations and emotions, and to all people, experiencing everything totally without mental
Resting in our true nature.
Modern life insulates us from the natural world. Despite the comfort and luxury
of our current lifestyle, we often find
A rare gift to share with the world.
> Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.
– Simone Weil
Who do you care about most in this
Lost in the woods.
Imagine for a moment that you are lost in the woods.
There is no clear path ahead. You are surrounded
Pointing out your true nature.
Sitting here,
resting in the myriad display of appearances,
the unceasing luminosity of the ground
appears as the infinite play
We only lose the present.
The present is really all that we have and it is all that we have to lose.
We can find
Reaching full expression.
Think about a flower for a moment. A flower naturally wants to reach its full
expression. It wants to bloom
