Tag: compassion

Religious tolerance

I want to write about this, as I often find others sometimes very intolerant of my Buddhist practice. But first I thought I should address whether or not Buddhism is in fact a religion. I have seen many discussions on…

Overcoming bias with humility

I am often times completely shocked by my own words and actions. The lack of mindfulness that I posses, and the gigantic ego I demonstrate are not those of a good student. I meditate, I study the Dhamma (Sanskrit; Dharma),…

Pick your poison

The Three Poisons, the cause of human suffering as explained by the Buddha, is greed, hatred and delusion. These poisons fill our lives with suffering, unhappiness and dissatisfaction. They cause us to make unskillful choices and decisions, which affect our…

I can see myself

Narcissism breeds contempt, and if contempt exists then compassion cannot flourish. By eradicating your narcissistic ways you will enable yourself to learn compassion and lead a better more fulfilling life. -Stuart Dawsons Narcissism is the personality trait of egotism, vanity,…

Hospice for the living

I have recently been moved by several of the posts written by Marguerite Manteau-Rao of the Mind Deep Blog. Marguerite is not only a wonderful practitioner of the Buddha’s teachings, but also writes for the Huffington Post, and is a…