I am often times completely shocked by my own words and actions. The lack of mindfulness that I posses, and the gigantic ego I demonstrate are not those of a good student. I meditate, I study the Dhamma (Sanskrit; Dharma),…
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True love
A few days ago was, what would have been, my Moms 83rd Birthday. And even though her physical presence has been absent for 12 years now, I still feel her with me as though I saw her yesterday. And when…
I can see myself
Narcissism breeds contempt, and if contempt exists then compassion cannot flourish. By eradicating your narcissistic ways you will enable yourself to learn compassion and lead a better more fulfilling life. -Stuart Dawsons Narcissism is the personality trait of egotism, vanity,…
Hospice for the living
I have recently been moved by several of the posts written by Marguerite Manteau-Rao of the Mind Deep Blog. Marguerite is not only a wonderful practitioner of the Buddha’s teachings, but also writes for the Huffington Post, and is a…