I would bet that you never ask yourself this question, do you. But have you ever had a friend, child or Spouse who was very unhappy- and you asked them “what can I do to make you happy?”. I think…
Tag: cessation of suffering
Buddha only taught one thing
One thing I teach: suffering and the end of suffering. It is just Ill and the ceasing of Ill that I proclaim. ~The Buddha I really found this statement by the Buddha to be very enlightening and liberating. I think…
Lets’ talk about sex, baby!
So I have to start by saying that I never see Buddhist Blog posts that talk about sex. One might make the assumption that Buddhists don’t have sex! Well Monks do not, but laypeople certainly do. At least I assume…
Please take my suffering away
Have you ever felt like this? “Someone please just take my suffering away!” Perhaps you feel this way right now. I can tell you that I often feel this, and get very sad. Being born and raised a Roman Catholic,…
Buried alive
The great blizzard of 2011 has hit here in Illinois, and some are calling it Snowmaggedon. Forty mile an hour winds with four to five foot high snow drifts! As I sat in meditation last night, I could hear the…