Birthdays in our culture are a rather strange phenomenon. They are usually all about the person who is born, and so we really like to celebrate our birthdays. But our birthdays should be a celebration and a thank you to our parents because…

When I went to Australia, I wanted to see a kangaroo but there was no time. Instead, my kind hosts gave me a stuffed mama kangaroo with a baby in its pouch. I thought about how the baby kangaroo would grow up and become…

Geshe-la said during one of his teachings that he had struggled with raising his sister’s children because they were very naughty and rebellious. Sensing his aggravation, his brother had told him, “This is only a relationship of this life, so cool down. You’re doing the…

One thing that frequently comes to the mind is relationships and how we have treated people in the past. You do not need to provoke it; it comes up by itself. Do not dwell on it, but when you see that you have acted in an inappropriate way to…

Forgiveness is important — forgiving others and also forgiving ourselves. All forgiveness means is I am going to stop being angry about it. We see that anger is making us suffer. Somebody may have done something horrible to…