Sister Ocean, Author at Buddhistdoor Global

Modern Mantras for Daily Life

Sister Ocean 19 December 2017

In the Plum Village community, we learn to apply the art of mindful living in daily life. My teacher, the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, (Thay)

Listening to Ourselves and Our Teachers

Sister Ocean 21 November 2017

Approaching Buddhism with right understanding

Can There Be Too Much Mindfulness?

Sister Ocean 16 October 2017

Lately, it seems that as each month goes by, another study is released touting the almost miraculous benefits of mindfulness—another hospital has started offering mindfulness-based

It All Matters: On Metta, Feelings, and Forgiveness

Sister Ocean 22 September 2017

Hatred never ends through hatred. By non-hate alone does it end.This is an ancient truth.

Relationship Comes First: On Caring for our Hindrances

Sister Ocean 21 July 2017

There is a classical teaching from the Buddha on the Five Hindrances* that also provides instruction on how to overcome our own hindrances. I was

Meditating with Mother Earth

Sister Ocean 2 June 2017

I don’t think it’s an accident that the Buddha reached enlightenment sitting under a tree. While we can practice mindfulness anywhere, at any time, we

Gladden the Mind: Four Ways to Practice with Negative Thinking

Sister Ocean 5 May 2017

Knowing how to gladden the mind is an important part of a happy life. The Buddha included it as the 10th of the 16 exercises

The Most Intimate

Sister Ocean 7 April 2017

There is a Zen phrase that says, “Not knowing is the most intimate.” I first heard it quoted in a yoga class many years ago.

When All Else Fails, Exhale

Sister Ocean 3 March 2017

I once had a dance teacher who shared with us his trick for ensuring a successful performance: he would rehearse his dance company enough to

The New Year Is Now

Sister Ocean 30 December 2016

The turning of the year is a natural time to pause and reflect on our lives, be it for the lunar or the Gregorian calendar.

The View from the Top

Sister Ocean 2 December 2016

From the top of a mountain we can see far and wide. We can see the land and the sky. Standing at the meeting point

A Small and Precious Miracle

Sister Ocean 4 November 2016

My first meditation retreat was in 2004, in Ladakh, northern India, at the far western end of the Himalayas. Our meditation hall was an army

REGIONS

Sister Ocean