Tag: dukkha

Dharma, not Drama

Funny right? But how many adults do you know that are actually like that? Are you like that? Do you feed on drama and creating drama in the lives of others? Do you ever wonder why you or anyone else…

Observing the mind

Observing the mind sounds like something we all do constantly. But I have come to see that this is far from true. Simply because your mind is active and full of constantly changing thoughts and emotions, does not make one…

Tell me the truth

I think that most of us feel we want to know the truth about things. No on likes being lied to or deceived. And certainly when it comes to religion, I think it is very much about truth seeking. Seeking…

Three forms of meditation (Part 3)

Vipassana meditation Listening to Thought In opening the mind, or ‘letting go’, we bring attention to one point on just watching, or being the silent witness who is aware of what comes and goes. With this vipassana (insight meditation), we’re…

You can’t handle the truth!

I stumbled across a new Pali word in my studies recently. This word is one of the Ten Paramitas, or Ten Perfections that one must develop to become a Buddha. The new word is Sacca (pronounced Suh-cheh), a Pali word…