Liberation Through Suffering
It is very hard to extract some sort of enduring positive gain from dharma practice without taking a really thorough look at your own mind. The first step is a very close look at the nature of...
View ArticleFacing Impermanence
Change is continuous in spite of our efforts to resist it. We begin to realize that we do not have any way to stop it or to slow it down. The more we try, the more we suffer. But there is a way to let...
View ArticleWhat Meditation Is About
When you feel the fear and you feel the rage in meditation, there’s no storyline. . . . Meditation practice is about the experience of what is, of what’s going on. That is what is liberating. And this...
View ArticlePragmatic Buddhism
I became enamored of [Buddhism] when I realized its basic tenet began by saying, essentially, 'Life sucks and then you die, so what’s that all about?' This was the religion for me. This was a framework...
View ArticleA Single Handful
Compared to all the myriad things in the world, the root principles to be practiced for the complete extinction of dukkha [suffering] amount to a single handful. author: Buddhadasa Bhikkhu pub_date:...
View ArticleAlways a Full Moon
If one seeks understanding with a vacant mind, the moon seems full each and every moment.author: Jiaoran pub_date: 09/02/2015story_relationship: A Full Load of Moonlight
View ArticleEnlightenment Isn't Perfect
We must give up the pursuit of positive emotional states through spiritual practice. The path of awakening is not about positive emotions. On the contrary, enlightenment may not be easy or positive at...
View ArticleGently Bowing
On the one hand, bowing is a simple gesture—a human offering—where we extend heartfelt respect toward another. Standing up straight, looking directly at our world, fully appreciating the profound...
View ArticleConnected Existence
Because of ignorance, we are unaware of the ultimate, fundamental interconnectedness of existence, and our universe is perceived not as the ever-changing lace of illusion it is but as a solid, somewhat...
View ArticleParenting Your Practice
These days, meditation for me is like brushing my teeth. Remember how it was when you were young? Your parents had to force you to brush your teeth. But now you do it every morning and night without...
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