Tag: Four Noble Truths

How to pick a good teacher

good teacher

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…

A soldier in Buddha’s army

soldier

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…

A lesson a day

“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…

Tell me the truth

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…

Please take my suffering away

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,…