What is more important than peace? It is the capacity to enjoy peace. The conditions for peace and joy may be there already. But are we able to touch them?
In this festive season, there are many conditions for joy. There are the joys of sensual pleasures, which are like the “froth” of a cappuccino. We can certain enjoy them. But we can also go deeper and taste deeper, calmer joy.
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Br Phap Lai gives the Christmas Eve talk on embracing the suffering that may come up during Christmas celebrations as well as the true spirit of giving. Br Phap Lai shares a story of being embraced by the collective energy of the community on Christmas eve while he was...
Br Phap Lai teaches on protecting Mother Earth. Protecting Mother Earth was one of Thay’s greatest teaching. He had the courage to love Mother Earth and face her suffering. In Thay’s book, Love Letter to the Earth, and his calligraphy “I am in love with Mother Earth”, he asks...
Br. Phap Lai talks about having gratitude for simple things. It is easy to take things for granted when they are abundant. With mindfulness, when we are aware of impermanence, we learn to cherish our relationships and time we have left to live. Mindfulness itself is a source of...
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