The first three weeks of the Buddhist Contemplative Care training have been rich, deep, and amazing, so I thought I’d share some of what struck me from the books we’ve read so far. More to come in future posts.

“We all must deal with conditioning. The sense of ourselves as separate is what we are contending with virtually all of the time. It’s our curriculum, and everybody’s enrolled.”
Ram Dass & Paul Gorman ‘How Can I Help’

“When love and compassion are present in us, and we send them outward, then that is truly prayer.”
Thich Nhat Hanh ‘The Energy of Prayer’

“Without the finger of language, it would be impossible to even point at the moon.”
Rick Fields ‘How the Swans Came to the Lake’

“How is life killed? Life is killed by nonappreciation and nonsupport.”
Reb Anderson ‘Being Upright’