Recently someone new to Buddhism asked the question of how to pick a good teacher. I found this to be a very powerful question, and one that I would not want to answer frivolously. Also, I can see clearly that…
Yes, we are indeed at war, and the Buddha has amassed an army of millions that spans the globe. And the way that I see it, like any army, there is a need for leaders. The monks and nuns are…
“Attachment is the origin, the root of suffering; hence it is the cause of suffering.” ~ The Dalai Lama at Harvard University, 1988 The Second Noble Truth is that the origin of suffering is attachment (upādāna). And obviously, the Dalai…
I think that most of us feel we want to know the truth about things. No on likes being lied to or deceived. And certainly when it comes to religion, I think it is very much about truth seeking. Seeking…
Have you ever felt like this? “Someone please just take my suffering away!” Perhaps you feel this way right now. I can tell you that I often feel this, and get very sad. Being born and raised a Roman Catholic,…