What is the nature of friendship? Our friends are those who we depend on; who we look to in order to belong, who we wish to help in their time of need, and who we seek for comfort and counsel. We spend so much time trying to invest in our status and our relationships in…
All the time we talk about love, we hear it in the media, we see it portrayed everywhere, and we describe all the things we “love” without thinking twice. But what do we really mean when we talk about love? How can we use the same term for how we feel about a food to…
Memory is the faculty in which the mind stores and remembers information. Our memories are emotional imprints. Whenever a memory arises, whether good or bad, we are no longer in the present moment. A good memory can feel so good and joyful, and help influence our actions in the present moment. When we have labeled a…
With all the great responses and requests that we received after the first, full moon online meditation, we are pleased to announce a new program for the full moon day in March! The full moon day is a very important one in Buddhist countries, particularly in Bhante's home country, Sri Lanka. Bhante likes to call…
Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or new to the practice, Bhante Sujatha will help you to learn and apply time tested tools for the development of mindfulness in day to day life. This is a donation based event and Choose Loving Kindness items will be on sale to help raise funds for Bhante Sujatha's…
Life doesn’t take a time out for us, even when we feel like we need it. But we have the power to take our mind out of life, and can use this ability to observe it clearly. This is the way we bring our practice off of the cushion and into the midst of life.…
“Working with people for more than 40 years as a monk and a friend, I have come to know we all show up to life with wounds from our past. Childhood, trauma, suffering of all shapes and sizes. We all have wounds on our heart that effect how we feel, think, and how we interact with the…
Rumi says, “what you seek is seeking you"… perhaps it’s true. The evidence of the power of our minds is undeniable. The ancient texts of the Buddha tell us that no external condition can be the cause of our happiness; only the mind has that ability. When people clearly understand how they are influenced, the…
“When you are able to experience gain and loss with an equal mind, you realize a rare freedom found in this world.” We have all experienced success and failure, praise and blame, gain and loss. How do we feel after these experiences? How do we remember them? Our emotional connection to these extremes is undeniable,…
“The pursuit of happiness” is a common bond that unites us all. Nearly everyone on the planet is actively engaged in finding sustainable happiness. Still, regardless of our economic or social position, regardless of what we’ve acquired along the way, happiness seems to exist as a mysterious wind that comes in, fills us with joy, and then leave as…