"We hurry through the so-called boring things in order to attend to that which we deem more important, interesting. Perhaps the final freedom will be a recognition that every thing in every moment is 'essential' and that nothing at all is 'important.'" ⁓Helen M. Luke

"My mother taught me to refuse hate. She taught me to refuse blanket judgment, and in this time, and with all of the Internet and social media and algorithms and everything that wants us to think a certain way, the 24-hour news cycle, it is my hope that all of

"There's no greater confusion than the belief that we are separate from everyone else on the planet and from the planet itself." ~ Susan Kaiser Greenland

"Buddhist refuge is a process of turning inward that begins when we discover our own unlimited potential as human beings." ⁓Lama Yeshe

“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.” ~ Pablo Picasso

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." ~ Marcel Proust

Delusion and karma come from the mind; they don’t come from outside.  The main cause is the mind, so we need to learn more about our own mind, about delusion and karma, and about the path. ~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche

~ Words of Wisdom~ "There is no greater inspiration, no greater courage, than the intention to lead all beings to the perfect freedom and complete well being of recognizing their true nature "Whether you accomplish this intention isn't important. The intention alone has such power that as you work with

“To become enlightened is to awaken to the mad truth that the precious personas we’ve been parading around as all these years, maybe all these lifetimes, are fictional constructs.” ~ Sam Guthrie “Getting There From Here”

"Lord, From falsehood lead me to truth, From darkness lead me to the light, From death lead me to immortality."    ~Mahatma Gandhi’s favorite prayer also known as The Pavamana Mantra or Mantras