“Rituals, ceremonies, prayers, and special outfits are inevitable, but they do not—they cannot—express the heart of what the Buddha taught. In fact, all too often, such things get in the way. They veil the simple wisdom of the Buddha’s words,… — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
Socrates pointed out that we carry on as though death were the greatest of all calamities-yet, for all we know, it might be the… — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
“Buddhism is not a belief system. It’s not about accepting certain tenets or believing a set of claims or principles. In fact, it’s quite… — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
And here we are with our improved human world that we've spent a great deal of time and energy working on. We've improved the… — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
“Normally, a view of the world is nothing more than a set of beliefs, a way to freeze the world in our minds. But… — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
What makes human life--which is inseparable from this moment--so precious is its fleeting nature. And not that it doesn't last but that it never… — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
“One day, soon after the Buddha’s enlightenment, a man saw the Buddha walking toward him. The man had not heard of the Buddha, but… — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
True freedom doesn't lie in the maximization of choice, but, ironically, is most easily found in a life where there is little choice. — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
“See confusion as confusion. Acknowledge suffering as suffering. Feel pain and sorrow and divisiveness. Experience anger or fear or shock for what they are.… — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
“If you point out the moon to a cat, she probably won’t look at the sky; she’ll come up and sniff your finger.” — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
“The buddha-dharma does not invite us to dabble in abstract notions. Rather, the task it presents us with is to attend to what we… — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
