Tag: karuna

I see you suffer

When the Buddha reached enlightenment, or as I like to see it “awakened”, I understand that he was not going to attempt to teach others what he had learned. But from his great compassion (mahakaruna), he decided to spend the…

My most difficult person

At a recent service at Blue Lotus Temple, the dhamma discussion was led my one of the sangha members. It was very inspirational, honest, candid and filled with personal insights and observations that I think everyone benefited from hearing. At…

Codependence, Independence, Interdependence

What is the “right” way to relate or associate with our friends and loved ones? Is it codependently, independently, or interdependently? Or perhaps it is something completely different. I will share a brief excerpt from the Paticca-samuppada-vibhanga sutta: “And what…

Pali lesson

dhamma [Skt. dharma]: (1) Event; a phenomenon in and of itself; (2) mental quality; (3) doctrine, teaching; (4) nibbāna. Also, principles of behavior that human beings ought to follow so as to fit in with the right natural order of…

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…