I am not going to discuss whether or not Buddhist’s believe in a soul or no soul (anatta). But instead, try to describe what would seem to be a temporary black-out of my practice. A feeling of unsettledness, loss, emptiness,…
Dark night of the soul
Tag: ego
The fun in being Buddhist
So often I read articles and Blogs by others, and I see that Buddhism can seem extremely negative, even depressing. And I’m sure that a lot of my articles could be looked at in the same manner. So much talk…
Bowing to the robe
“Bower and what is bowed to are empty by nature. The bodies of one’s self and others are not two. I bow with all beings to attain liberation, to manifest the unsurpassed mind and return to boundless truth.” The robe…
Once a week Christian
About twenty or so years ago, I used to attend a Southern Baptist church on the South Side of Chicago. The first time I went there, I was a little surprised to find that I was the only white person…
A Buddhist in a Non-Buddhist World
Impermanence, shmermanence! And what’s dukkha? It sounds like something you stepped in on a farm! Pali? Isn’t that what you call your Parrot? And don’t even get me started on no-self. What kind of crazy, new age, wacky thinking is…