mettā

By Denise Verville | 12/26/2025

may your woman tingle under the moon

your man wear the sun on his head

your blood reach the ocean

your garden catch

the passing season’s bounty

your loneliness find a mountain

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How the Buddha Spoke

By Shravasti Dhammika | 12/25/2025

Much has been written about what the Buddha taught which is only right given its clarity, consistency and the fact that 2500 years later millions still accept and live by its principles. However, beyond what the Buddha said, perhaps almost as important is how he said it, i.e. the aesthetic quality of his voice, not just the ethical components of his words. How someone speaks—the tone, volume, pitch and intonation of their voice—tells us much about what they are thinking, their emotional state and their personality, and can convey something to the listener quite apart from what their words alone do. Words spoken in anger or with disapproval, can be received quite differently if said in a calm and quiet manner. The exclamation ‘No!’ can affect the person to who it is addressed completely differently if said sharply and emphatically or softly and gently.

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