On truthfulness, the seventh of the ten perfections

“Sentient beings, self and others, enemies and dear ones—all are made by thoughts. It is like seeing a rope and mistaking it for a snake.   When we think that the rope is a snake, we are scared, but

Sister Ocean is a Canadian nun ordained in the Vietnamese Zen tradition. She practices in France and blogs about mindfulness practice in daily life on Buddhistdoor Global.

Many believe that happiness is elusive. We have a habit of running towards it, of believing happiness is only in the future. But all the conditions of happiness are right here for us to create, Zen Ma