During a recent discussion with a Dhamma Brother who is currently incarcerated, I mentioned to him that my first Buddha was my Mother. He has since mailed me a letter stating that he was so moved by that, and realized…
My secret Buddha
Tag: equanimity
Compassion fatigue
I recently read a Blog post by an Animal Rights activist named Piper Hoffman from Ourhenhouse.org. Piper talks about heading toward burnout, and what coping mechanisms she has learned to apply in her work and remain compassionate. But this immediately got…
Where am I?
Just look at me right now, rushing through life like there’s no tomorrow. Well, there actually is no tomorrow, but that’s still no valid reason to operate in such a frenzied mode all of the time. Everything thing I do…
A friend or a Noble friend
Noble friends are we? What’s the difference you say? Well I believe it is a World of difference. Most of us have many friends, some of whom are near and dear to us, while others are merely “Facebook friends”. And…
