Is that asking too much, to simply be happy. I want to smile, laugh and just enjoy my life. Would it be out of line to expect you to make me happy? Can you please just say and do things…
Tag: equanimity
Mantra
“Without attachment or expectation, and with all my love, may you be well happy and peaceful” These are the words that I now use when practicing loving kindness (Metta) meditation. I have come to realize that love is not real…
You’re out of control!
Yes, you are out of control. Perhaps I am out of control too. Perhaps this whole World is out of control! Wars are going on all over the World. Do you want them to stop fighting and killing? Can you…
All is illusion
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” ~Albert Einstein Today I was thinking about the concept of no self (anatta). And although I believe it is more of a reality than a concept, I have no first…
You can only hurt yourself
So I asked a friend recently, “why do you say things just to hurt me?”. Bhante Sujatha was standing nearby, and said “Nobody can hurt you, you can only hurt yourself”. This was kind of like a gut punch to…