The Rooster is a reminder to me that it’s time to wake up. Wipe the sleep from my eyes, see and accept all things as they are, and live mindfully with compassion love and equanimity.
Enlightenment is easy, waking up is hard
Tag: equanimity
What’s your Achilles heel?
Being compassionate and accepting does not eliminate our vulnerability. Vulnerability can of course be physical or emotional. But in this post, I will be referring to the emotional kind. Accepting and being compassionate to the self and to others, is…
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…
Don’t call me a Buddhist
I was thinking today about separation of people based on so many perceptions, belief systems and ideologies. And I realized that by attaching a label of Buddhist to myself, I only perpetuate this type of separation. I am merely a…
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…