In an increasingly chaotic and fast-paced world, it's easy to get swept away. Sometimes we feel paralyzed by the flood of greed, hatred, and delusion. The dharma offers the possibility of standing on a safe island in the middle of all this chaos.

Finding this island can be counterintuitive - the Buddha did say we're going against the stream - but it's right there under the surface. All we have to do is look at our lives with unflinching care and honesty and take a stand in kindness and goodness.