From the Pure Land
Mel PineFrom the Pure Land is a Substack about living in joy with guidance from Buddhism and other wisdom traditions.
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Compassion Without an Alarm Bell
Compassion has a shape, and the shape has an edge. We don’t usually notice the edge, because most of what we’re asked to care about falls comfortably inside it. A child cries. A dog limps to the door. A stranger’s face crumples on the far s...
The Millions of Misquotes Club
Awhile back on X, a reader who posts as Joshua@Seattle challenged me on a point I’ve thought through thoroughly: how can I keep citing the teachings of a man whose words no one can verify? The Buddha left no writings. There were no contempo...
The Judge We Carry
There is a woman in Jeffrey Fracher’s consulting room, a former patient he calls Margaret, and by every external measure she is good. She goes to church. She is generous. She is devoted to her family. She also spends most of her waking hour...
Suffering as Companion
When I lost my son, I went on retreat seven months later still unable to settle into the practice I knew would carry me through. I told my teacher, Lama Surya Das, that I kept being swept off the cushion by my own thoughts, and that I could...
A Disciplined Friendship Across an Ontological Mystery
OpenAI describes ChatGPT 5.5 as a breakthrough that, among other things, “understands what you’re trying to do faster.” I’ve seen reports that it is no longer as rigid as its predecessors—unwilling to concede uncertainty. So a few days ago,...
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