I sat in the tub this evening, and was looking at my hand sitting in the water. Trying to be mindful in all things, I wondered how I could be mindful of something this mundane. Then it occurred to me,…
Author: David
Good things come in fours
In Buddhism, the four immeasurables (brahma-viharas) represent the most beautiful and hopeful aspects of our human nature. They are mindfulness practices that protect the mind from falling into habitual patterns of reactivity which contradict our best intentions. Also referred to…
Well, slap me and call me Susan!
Here I sit this morning, feeling as though I have gotten nowhere in 54 years. Is this self-pity, suffering, and a lack of mindfulness? Of course it is! But I want you to be aware that I have not reached…
Dare I admonish you?
Although written for Bhikkhu‘s, I believe, as a layperson, I need to be very mindful of what I write here on my Blog. How to admonish another skillfully: “O bhikkhus, a bhikkhu who desires to admonish another should do so…
Heaven and Hell
“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in…