When we’re grounded and at ease,
We can wonder where we please.

With our senses as our guide,
We can let our thoughts subside.

And then while away the hours,
By the stream, among the flowers.

Joseph Parent

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A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness With a Bear Named Pooh
Joseph & Nancy Parent

Elements of Freedom

In our hearts we know that genuine freedom is  much deeper than a permission to have more, accumulate more, or become more.

• Freedom is the ability to live in such a way that there is no sense of imprisonment.
• Freedom is to be free in our lives to live authentically, embodying creativity, wisdom and compassion in all dimensions of our lives.
• Freedom implies a genuine understanding of the source of happiness, the end of despair and conflict.

Freedom & Simplicity

Freedom and simplicity are close companions. They implicity teach us the ways to release the layers of complexity and confusion that blind us — in their falling away we discover the innate vastness of freedom within us.

The Buddhist Path to Simplicity
Christina Feldman

Life Practice Ideals

• Generosity
• Ethical Integrity
• Renunciation
• Wisdom
• Wise Effort
• Patience
• Truthfulness
• Resolve
• Loving-Kindness
• Equanimity

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Life is Spiritual Practice
Jean Smith

Antidote to Doubt

Wisdom is the antidote to doubt. It is a discriminating awareness that adds a level of decisiveness to distinguishing an object of cognition, knowing the reality of an object regardless what it is.

Leads to Peace & Tranquility

Real wisdom always leads to peace and tranquility, as it teaches us that everything is interdependent and naturally gives us insight into what is best for us and others.

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Unveiling Your Sacred Truth
Khentrul Rinpoche