Liberation ⁽²⁾

On a bus traveling from Beijing to Hebei, a small incident suddenly brought the Dharma home to me. I was seated when an older woman boarded and, brusquely ordering me to move further in, took my seat. Roughly two-thirds of the seats were empty at…

Entering the monastery and learning from the monks has been the single most correct decision I have made in all these years. The sage said: "When you meet someone worthy, think of equaling him; when you meet someone unworthy, turn inward and examine yourself." Entering…