Are you overcome with these emotions and actions sometimes? Do you feed them, like a hungry monster inside of you? How are your friends and Family affected by this? Do you care, or are you so absorbed with your own…
Death and rebirth
Severing the ties of your current state of Samsara. To finally cut through the illusions of self and ego. This is to be free of suffering. An end to suffering. You see, this is not an endless cycle that we…
So, you don’t believe in Karma?
Don’t say that you do, because if you did you would act differently. And so would I. I think a majority of people would say that they believe in Karma, but our actions show that we truly do not think…
The hand or the water?
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,…
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…