This has come into question recently, and due mostly to my own awareness of what feels like failure. And please understand that this is me questioning my practice, no one else. I have read and studied the dhamma so much,…
How good is my practice?
Tag: dukkha
My faith is in truth
But what is the truth? Is it your beliefs or my beliefs, or some beliefs that I have yet to discover? For me, it is none of the above. If I were told hold a flame to my finger, my…
What causes suffering?
Dukkha is: Disturbance, irritation, dejection, worry, despair, fear, dread, anguish, anxiety; vulnerability, injury, inability, inferiority; sickness, aging, decay of body and faculties, senility; pain/pleasure; excitement/boredom; deprivation/excess; desire/frustration, suppression; longing/aimlessness; hope/hopelessness; effort, activity, striving/repression; loss, want, insufficiency/satiety; love/lovelessness, friendlessness; dislike, aversion/attraction;…
The perverted mind
Vipallāsa means “perversions” or “distortions” There are four perversions which may be either of perception of consciousness or of views. And which are these four? To regard what is impermanent (anicca) as permanent; what is painful (dukkha) as pleasant or…
The Second Noble Truth
“…any desire-passion with regard to craving for forms is a defilement of the mind. Any desire-passion with regard to craving for sounds… craving for aromas… craving for flavors… craving for tactile sensations… craving for ideas is a defilement of the…