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"If you don't realize where you come from, you stumble in confusion and sorrow." Lao Tzu Coming into this world is like disembarking from...

After the events of this past week; another mass shooting of children in Texas and the continuing horrors of the war in Ukraine, we can...

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them. That only creates sorrow. Let things flow naturally forward in...

There has never been a better time than right Now to live with a sense of joy and enthusiasm. Despite what is happening in the outer...

"Whatever you accept completely will take you to peace. When you live in complete acceptance of what is, that is the end of all drama in...

"The Master cares about nothing but the Tao." Lao Tzu Spiritual teacher and author David R. Hawkins was once asked why humanity suffers...

* Please note that this blog was originally written in 2017, and though Thich Nhat Hanh has passed away, his Buddha Presence is with us...