Are you still waiting to be thanked?
The freedom of giving without keeping score
Slow Down. Help Out. Wake Up.
A newsletter from Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison about waking up to your life by transforming fear into courageous compassion.
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Set It Down or Carry It Out
What does atonement actually ask of us?
Let the bucket break
Can we really say that all is well, even here, even now?
Every Piece Is the Best Piece
What if everything is already enough?
Who do you leave out of compassion?
The exception is the whole point of our practice.
What remains of you when no one recognizes who you are?
On receiving teaching, sock puppets, and the freedom of a bodhisattva who doesn’t need to be seen a certain way
How Does the Warmth of Your Heart Radiate?
Compassion with others is the true measure of practice.
What Kind of Sangha are We Cultivating?
Healthy community is not something we inherit. It is something we practice together.
Who Is Walking Beside You?
Good friendship is the whole of the spiritual life.
The Light That Goes On After You Do or What is your life for?
Offering everything, including the parts you most want to protect.
Wake up.
The medicine for not being deceived by ourselves and others.