Few things drain our energy like repeated exposure to toxic behavior—constant criticism, emotional manipulation, or uncontrolled anger. Psychology often describes three common reactions: we fight back, we shut down, or we avoid and withdraw. All three are understandable. All three cost us something. The Dharma points to a fourth way. The Gift You Don’t HaveContinue reading “How to Deal With Toxic People by Setting Boundaries With Loving-Kindness”
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Expanding Our Circles of Loving-Kindness in a World of Cries
Loving-Kindness in a World That Feels Too Restricted Love is rarely as simple as we might want it to be. It arrives quietly, insistently, sometimes in forms we do not recognize. We celebrate romance, cherish those closest to us, and yet often glance past the vast, unfolding field of beings who share this world withContinue reading “Expanding Our Circles of Loving-Kindness in a World of Cries”
Living the Bardo: Continuity and Presence
Photo © Photographer Recently, I was asked to hold space at a great gathering. The theme: transitions. Bardos. The rawness of impermanence. Hundreds of people came.Rows of bodies, breathing.Eyes open, eyes closed.Hands resting, hands folded. The room hummed quietly, with the weight of expectation, of curiosity, of searching. Do you like what you are reading? SignContinue reading “Living the Bardo: Continuity and Presence”
Loving-Kindness Beyond Romance: A Buddhist Perspective on Love
Valentine’s Day is often framed around romantic love—grand gestures, flowers, and the idea of finding “the one.” But from a Buddhist perspective, love is much broader, deeper, and more available than that. True love is not limited to a partner or a specific relationship—it is a boundless state of being, cultivated through metta, or loving-kindness.Continue reading “Loving-Kindness Beyond Romance: A Buddhist Perspective on Love”
Celebrating Love: A Personal Invitation to Your Buddhist-Inspired Wedding
The decision to marry is a bold step. It’s a declaration of commitment, a pledge to traverse life’s winding paths hand in hand, come what may. As a Buddhist Minister entrusted with the sacred duty of officiating weddings, I am deeply humbled by the opportunity to witness and support couples like you as you embarkContinue reading “Celebrating Love: A Personal Invitation to Your Buddhist-Inspired Wedding”
From Earth to Earth…
In my early twenties, I had a personal close up encounter with death that became a close call to ceasing to exist from this current human life altogether. I had been back and forth to a hospital for reoccurring emergency surgeries due to undefined stomach pain for some months. Eventually, during the third surgery preparationsContinue reading “From Earth to Earth…”
From Earth to Earth…
In my early twenties, I had a personal close up encounter with death that became a close call to ceasing to exist from this current human life altogether. I had been back and forth to a hospital for reoccurring emergency surgeries due to undefined stomach pain for some months. Eventually, during the third surgery preparationsContinue reading “From Earth to Earth…”
Lama Chimey 