How many times a day do you think most of us make judgements and presumptions about people, places or things? Once a day, ten times, a hundred times a day? I think perhaps we may do this thousands of times…
Judgements and presumptions
Tag: Enlightenment
I am the Buddha
Well, at least the pre-enlightened Buddha anyway. I suffer, I practice, I have determination. Very much of the same qualities and difficulties that the Buddha had. In fact, probably all of the same ones. After all, Buddha was just a…
Thank you
Today is so very precious. This moment so precious. Never are we guaranteed of having another. So today I am grateful. Thank you for reading my Blog, for being my friend, my fellow traveler, my kalyana mitta. Thank you for…
The Three Pillars
Yesterdays dhamma talk by the Venerable Bhante Sujatha was about the Three Pillars in Buddhism. He spoke of the Three Pillars being Dana (giving), Sila (virtue, moral conduct), and Bhavana (loosely translated as meditation). His talked spurred me to investigate…
Walking between two Worlds
I have come to see the great divide that exists between the lay life and the monastic life. Whereas a monastic gives up all worldly goods and possessions, the lay person has many attachments and responsibilities. Things like Family, a…